The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:02 at Birmingham 2026 put Ben Rowe 260th of 677 men in the Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:22. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:55Running 1 5:00v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:10v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 4:18v median −0:28
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 4:09v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:08v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:10v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:06v median −0:43
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 4:06v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.