The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Stangroom finished 658th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:45:43.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:44 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 10:14Running 1 5:40v median +1:08
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 5:11v median +1:13
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Block 03 13:13Running 3 5:37v median +1:23
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 5:50v median +1:34
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:14v median +1:54
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 6:04v median +1:50
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Block 07 12:16Running 7 5:54v median +1:35
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Block 08 18:02Running 8 6:38v median +2:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:44
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.