The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:54 at Birmingham 2026 put Ben Court on the age-group podium: 2nd of 33 in the 50–54 age group.
The stations carried this race: faster than 77% of the field across all eight, against 54% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:35 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:10 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 374 athletes who raced both. 0:10 slower than at Warsaw 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:52v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:06v median +0:08
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 4:09v median −0:05
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:11v median −0:05
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:16v median −0:04
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 4:07v median −0:07
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:11v median −0:08
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 4:18v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.