The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:05 at Birmingham 2026 put David Bowring 976th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 41% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:22 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:14Running 1 5:20v median +0:18
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Block 02 9:36Running 2 4:35v median +0:03
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 4:48v median −0:08
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 5:01v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:18v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:08v median +0:15
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 5:13v median +0:18
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Block 08 17:13Running 8 5:44v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.