The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Caine Stringer finished 463rd of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:22:47.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:30. A harder second half: 1:41 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. An improvement of 1:12 on London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 5:12v median +0:40
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 4:42v median +0:44
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 4:49v median +0:35
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 4:55v median +0:39
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 5:14v median +0:54
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:06v median +0:52
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 5:10v median +0:51
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 5:30v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.