The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Abbatt finished 440th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:21:11.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:47. A harder second half: 2:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 374 athletes who raced both. That was 4:44 off the time at London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 4:48v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:16v median +0:18
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 4:51v median +0:37
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 5:03v median +0:47
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:08v median +0:48
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 4:50v median +0:36
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 4:57v median +0:38
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Block 08 12:56Running 8 5:19v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
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.