The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:25 at Birmingham 2026 put Sam Bateman 1,018th 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 10% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:22 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Berlin 2026 were 2:10 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:35v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:16v median +0:44
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 6:02v median +1:06
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 5:54v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 6:12v median +1:11
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Block 06 10:37Running 6 9:02v median +4:09
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 5:43v median +0:48
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Block 08 14:01Running 8 6:12v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.