The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:55 at Copenhagen 2025 put Ben Childs 848th of 1,323 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 62% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the row, 1:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Copenhagen gave the field time back: about 1:59 faster than the average race this season, by 796 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:37v median −0:26
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 4:23v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 4:42v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 4:31v median −0:20
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 4:55v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:49v median −0:06
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 4:35v median −0:18
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 5:23v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1282
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,282 men who finished.