The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Brereton finished 470th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:18.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:40. A harder second half: 6:16 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 4:27v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 3:50v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 4:07v median −0:07
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 4:08v median −0:08
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:03v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 3:52v median −0:22
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 3:59v median −0:20
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Block 08 15:16Running 8 5:46v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.