The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:34 at Birmingham 2026 put Robert Sheldrake 635th of 693 men in the Pro division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:09. A harder second half: 2:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:00, behind 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:54Running 1 4:31v median −0:01
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Block 02 11:15Running 2 4:38v median +0:40
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Block 03 12:42Running 3 5:34v median +1:20
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 5:13v median +0:57
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:06v median +0:46
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 5:16v median +1:02
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 5:49v median +1:30
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Block 08 16:05Running 8 6:22v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.