The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:26 at Birmingham 2026 put Merwän El Haddadi Marchand 472nd of 693 men in the Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:20. A harder second half: 2:42 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. Merwän El Haddadi Marchand's fastest of 4 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:32v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 3:57v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 4:27v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 4:20v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:19v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 4:18v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 4:37v median +0:18
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 4:48v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.