The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gavin Donaldson finished 540th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:16.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:53. The race faded late: the second half went 3:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:09 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:34Running 1 5:15v median +0:43
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 4:57v median +0:59
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:06v median +0:52
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 5:04v median +0:48
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:06v median +0:46
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 4:50v median +0:36
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Block 07 11:42Running 7 5:05v median +0:46
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Block 08 14:32Running 8 5:55v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:09
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.