The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:16 at Berlin 2026 put Chris Mortimer 867th of 1,097 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 35% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:13 faster at Berlin 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 4:44v median +1:13
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:07v median +1:17
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 5:17v median +1:12
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 5:14v median +1:08
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:23v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:18v median +1:09
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Block 07 11:44Running 7 5:25v median +1:12
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Block 08 15:51Running 8 7:24v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1093
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,093 men who finished.