The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:42 at Birmingham 2026 put Chris Bishop 405th of 646 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:50Running 1 4:49v median −0:21
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 4:07v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 4:35v median −0:14
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 4:35v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 4:53v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:44v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 4:44v median −0:07
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Block 08 15:36Running 8 5:12v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.