The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Butcher finished 195th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:16:30, faster than 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 51% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:16 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:48 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Cardiff 2026 were 1:43 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 9:02Running 1 4:48v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 4:30v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 4:56v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 4:54v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:55v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:00v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:53v median +0:02
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 5:01v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.