The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gethin Williams finished 639th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:42:09.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:37. A harder second half: 4:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:54 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:57v median +0:25
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Block 02 10:18Running 2 4:48v median +0:50
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Block 03 12:55Running 3 5:37v median +1:23
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 5:29v median +1:13
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:21v median +1:01
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:06v median +0:52
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 5:09v median +0:50
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Block 08 19:48Running 8 6:21v median +1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.