The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:22 at Birmingham 2026 put Ben Patterson 454th of 693 men in the Pro division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:46 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:08 faster than the average race this season, by 374 athletes who raced both. 3:07 slower than at Malaga 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:36Running 1 4:57v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:08v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 4:14v median +0:00
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 4:13v median −0:03
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:08v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 4:05v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 4:08v median −0:11
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Block 08 12:49Running 8 4:17v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.