The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:35 at Birmingham 2026 put Alexander Gibbons 593rd of 693 men in the Pro division.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 374 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:48v median +1:16
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 5:15v median +1:17
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:28v median +1:14
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 5:43v median +1:27
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:55v median +1:35
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 5:42v median +1:28
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Block 07 12:35Running 7 5:44v median +1:25
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 5:58v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.