The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:41 at Birmingham 2026 put Chris Ware 463rd of 677 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:11. Stronger after halfway: 4:25 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 4:48v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:11v median −0:17
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 4:58v median +0:12
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Block 04 14:28Running 4 4:52v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:12v median +0:19
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 4:51v median +0:02
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 4:51v median +0:02
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Block 08 13:47Running 8 5:22v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:50
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.