The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:47 at Birmingham 2026 put Michael Melia 743rd of 1,442 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:59 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:28 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 9:48Running 1 5:27v median +0:25
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 4:36v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 4:49v median −0:07
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 4:47v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:48v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 4:47v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 4:50v median −0:05
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 4:53v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.