The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Eckford finished 680th of 871 men in the Open division at Oslo 2026, in 1:37:47.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:46. A harder second half: 3:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:58 faster at Oslo 2026 than at Copenhagen 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:33v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:24v median +0:35
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 6:24v median +1:17
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Block 04 12:35Running 4 6:09v median +1:02
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 6:02v median +0:40
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 5:45v median +0:33
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 5:36v median +0:23
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Block 08 18:52Running 8 6:57v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 857
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 857 men who finished.