The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:02 at Birmingham 2026 put Chris Ford 673rd of 693 men in the Pro division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:25, behind 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:55Running 1 6:11v median +1:39
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Block 02 10:29Running 2 5:25v median +1:27
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Block 03 13:30Running 3 5:54v median +1:40
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 5:58v median +1:42
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:21v median +2:01
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Block 06 10:12Running 6 6:23v median +2:09
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Block 07 16:36Running 7 6:31v median +2:12
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Block 08 18:14Running 8 8:54v median +4:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:25
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.