The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Brown finished 584th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:32:31.
The stations carried this race: faster than 39% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:29, behind 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 5:19v median +0:47
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 4:58v median +1:00
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Block 03 10:39Running 3 5:32v median +1:18
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 5:40v median +1:24
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:00v median +1:40
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 6:21v median +2:07
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 6:06v median +1:47
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 6:29v median +1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.