The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Darren Thompson finished 447th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:21:55.
The wall balls cost the most time: 2:03 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 374 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races. That was 4:08 off the time at London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:44v median +0:12
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 4:24v median +0:26
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:31v median +0:17
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 4:35v median +0:19
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:49v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 4:42v median +0:28
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 4:40v median +0:21
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Block 08 13:51Running 8 4:58v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.