The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:02 at Birmingham 2026 put Ben Gillias 847th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. The sled push cost the most time: 0:38 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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
-
Block 01 10:32Running 1 5:51v median +0:49
-
Block 02 9:17Running 2 5:15v median +0:43
-
Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:34v median +0:38
-
Block 04 10:39Running 4 5:20v median +0:24
-
Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:33v median +0:32
-
Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:30v median +0:37
-
Block 07 11:04Running 7 5:34v median +0:39
-
Block 08 12:42Running 8 5:45v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 883
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 883 men who finished.