The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Meldrum finished 505th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:25:42.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:40 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 374 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:33v median +1:01
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 4:53v median +0:55
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 5:14v median +1:00
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 5:14v median +0:58
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:10v median +0:50
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:13v median +0:59
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 5:04v median +0:45
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 5:17v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.