The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Missin finished 504th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:25:40.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:25 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 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. Joe Missin's fastest of 3 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:20v median +0:48
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 4:22v median +0:24
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 4:43v median +0:29
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 4:54v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 4:52v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 4:35v median +0:21
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 4:53v median +0:34
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Block 08 12:10Running 8 5:06v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
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.