The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:28 at Rome 2026 put Will Baldwin 97th of 642 men in the Open division, ahead of 85% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:23 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:30 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:20, was faster than 92% of the field.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Rome 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 5:18v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 3:47v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:09v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:00v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:04v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:04v median −0:35
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 4:00v median −0:37
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Block 08 10:17Running 8 4:41v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 499
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 499 men who finished.