The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louis LION finished 616th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:37:03.
The runs carried this race: faster than 26% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 6% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:19. A harder second half: 3:53 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 10:15Running 1 5:45v median +1:13
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Block 02 10:26Running 2 4:35v median +0:37
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Block 03 13:50Running 3 4:40v median +0:26
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:31v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 4:43v median +0:23
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 4:49v median +0:35
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Block 07 13:55Running 7 4:52v median +0:33
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Block 08 15:12Running 8 4:45v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.