The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:28 at Birmingham 2026 put Sam Whittaker 623rd of 693 men in the Pro division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:41 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:48 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 374 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:08 quicker here than at their other races. That was 2:09 off the time at London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 5:32v median +1:00
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Block 02 10:07Running 2 5:03v median +1:05
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 5:13v median +0:59
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 5:17v median +1:01
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:52v median +1:32
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:51v median +1:37
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Block 07 14:34Running 7 7:09v median +2:50
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Block 08 14:08Running 8 6:14v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:48
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.