The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:09 at Birmingham 2026 put Mike Gilbert on the age-group podium: 3rd of 15 in the 60–64 age group.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:39 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:10Running 1 5:58v median +0:49
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 5:09v median +0:39
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 4:54v median +0:05
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Block 04 11:51Running 4 5:09v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:06v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:09v median +0:18
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 5:29v median +0:35
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Block 08 14:19Running 8 5:37v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:02
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.