The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Grant Edney finished 626th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:39:31.
The runs carried this race: faster than 30% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:48. The race faded late: the second half went 4:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 374 athletes who raced both. 11:38 slower than at Helsinki 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:15v median +0:43
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 4:30v median +0:32
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Block 03 12:39Running 3 4:35v median +0:21
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Block 04 11:33Running 4 4:38v median +0:22
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:38v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 4:40v median +0:26
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 4:35v median +0:16
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Block 08 21:44Running 8 5:06v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.