The race, in three figures
The race, in words
3:07:24 at Berlin 2026 put Tony Watson 1,098th of 1,097 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 15:22 behind the median. A harder second half: 28:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 29:38 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
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 12:32Running 1 7:47v median +4:16
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Block 02 12:36Running 2 9:01v median +5:11
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Block 03 15:20Running 3 9:41v median +5:36
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Block 04 21:44Running 4 9:54v median +5:48
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Block 05 16:01Running 5 10:16v median +6:02
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Block 06 14:58Running 6 9:49v median +5:40
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Block 07 31:16Running 7 10:34v median +6:21
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Block 08 33:30Running 8 16:42v median +10:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 29:38
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.