The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Williams finished 421st of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:06.
A station race more than a running one: 51% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 0:33. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 374 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:57Running 1 5:28v median +0:56
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 4:45v median +0:47
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 4:52v median +0:38
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 4:51v median +0:35
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:52v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 4:43v median +0:29
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 4:43v median +0:24
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 4:30v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.