The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Scales finished 691st of 693 men in the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, in 3:04:46.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 14:05. The race faded late: the second half went 20:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 16:36 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:08. 25:02 slower than at Malaga 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:21Running 1 8:32v median +4:00
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Block 02 15:44Running 2 8:32v median +4:34
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Block 03 19:26Running 3 9:05v median +4:51
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Block 04 24:29Running 4 9:48v median +5:32
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Block 05 17:14Running 5 10:34v median +6:14
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Block 06 18:04Running 6 11:14v median +7:00
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Block 07 24:49Running 7 12:03v median +7:44
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Block 08 34:11Running 8 13:16v median +8:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:36
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.