The race, in three figures
The race, in words
George Parry finished 456th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:22:25.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:32 on the median. The sled pull cost the most time: 4:20 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 374 athletes who raced both. 7:41 slower than at London Olympia 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:19v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 3:48v median −0:10
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Block 03 13:16Running 3 3:58v median −0:16
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 4:42v median +0:26
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:56v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 4:35v median +0:21
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 4:32v median +0:13
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 4:43v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.