The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gdansk 2026, Joe Cromby crossed the line in 1:17:54: 362nd of 1,349 men, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:08 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 3:32v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:17v median −0:38
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 4:42v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 4:30v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:22v median −1:05
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:22v median −0:55
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 4:15v median −1:02
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 4:48v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1343
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,343 men who finished.