The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carl Lewis finished 667th of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:49:15.
Legs and stations told different stories: 25% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:39. A harder second half: 2:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:35Running 1 4:55v median +0:23
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Block 02 12:56Running 2 4:31v median +0:33
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Block 03 15:00Running 3 4:59v median +0:45
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 5:09v median +0:53
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 4:43v median +0:23
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Block 06 9:50Running 6 4:35v median +0:21
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Block 07 13:20Running 7 4:38v median +0:19
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Block 08 19:47Running 8 5:18v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.