The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:01 at Birmingham 2026 put Gregoire Laroque 836th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:26 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:18 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:24 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
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 10:28Running 1 5:58v median +0:56
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Block 02 10:01Running 2 5:44v median +1:12
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Block 03 12:43Running 3 6:10v median +1:14
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Block 04 15:59Running 4 6:02v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:11v median +1:10
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:06v median +1:13
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 6:23v median +1:28
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Block 08 17:47Running 8 7:07v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
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.