The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:30 at Birmingham 2026 put Grant Gorvett 401st of 677 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:40 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:31Running 1 5:42v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 4:57v median +0:29
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 5:28v median +0:42
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 5:28v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:45v median +0:52
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:26v median +0:37
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:17v median +0:28
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 5:59v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
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.