The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:53 at Birmingham 2026 put Christopher Roach 350th of 677 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:22 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Manchester 2026 were 3:44 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 4:55v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:10v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 4:41v median −0:05
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 4:46v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:40v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 4:42v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 4:38v median −0:11
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 4:49v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.