The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:36 at Birmingham 2026 put Michael Dobson 1,049th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:55. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:41 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:21 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 11:22Running 1 6:39v median +1:37
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Block 02 9:49Running 2 5:30v median +0:58
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 5:40v median +0:44
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 5:40v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:39v median +0:38
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:28v median +0:35
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 5:44v median +0:49
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Block 08 13:14Running 8 5:53v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:21
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.