The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Craig Melling finished 597th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:46.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:50. A harder second half: 6:42 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 9:11Running 1 4:44v median +0:12
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Block 02 10:17Running 2 4:16v median +0:18
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 4:35v median +0:21
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 4:38v median +0:22
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:28v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 4:29v median +0:15
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 4:35v median +0:16
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Block 08 19:29Running 8 4:49v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.