The race, in three figures
The race, in words
58:33 at Amsterdam 2026 won the 40–44 age group for Paul O Brien, first of 24.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:10 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:11, ahead of 93% of the field.
The field ran 1:05 slower at Amsterdam 2026 than at London Excel 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:33Running 1 2:46v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:24v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 3:38v median −0:51
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Block 04 6:14Running 4 3:37v median −0:53
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Block 05 7:32Running 5 3:39v median −0:51
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Block 06 5:01Running 6 3:36v median −0:50
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Block 07 6:53Running 7 3:38v median −0:52
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Block 08 8:18Running 8 4:02v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 243
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 243 men who finished.