The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:56 at Birmingham 2026 put Sam Allen 284th of 1,442 men in the Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:16 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:43 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 5:06v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:21v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 4:31v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:27v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:24v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:22v median −0:33
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Block 08 10:22Running 8 4:25v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 883
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 883 men who finished.