The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:37 at Birmingham 2026 put Alan Dion 1,069th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 8:22. Stronger after halfway: 6:04 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 3:44 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:44Running 1 5:25v median +0:23
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Block 02 16:02Running 2 4:16v median −0:16
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 4:39v median −0:17
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 4:40v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 4:41v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 4:33v median −0:20
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 4:35v median −0:20
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Block 08 14:13Running 8 5:17v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.