The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:29 at Katowice 2026 put Daniel Purdy 722nd of 859 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 7:45 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:00 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:06 faster at Katowice 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:21v median −1:00
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:18v median −0:42
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 5:10v median −0:11
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Block 04 20:43Running 4 7:27v median +2:04
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:24v median −0:14
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 5:17v median −0:09
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Block 07 13:36Running 7 5:24v median −0:01
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Block 08 17:18Running 8 6:07v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 849
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 849 men who finished.