The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:26 at Birmingham 2026 put Ollie Belgrave 265th of 677 men in the Open division, ahead of 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 77% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:41 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:34v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 3:53v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:13v median −0:33
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 3:58v median −0:49
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:29v median −0:24
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:17v median −0:32
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 4:28v median −0:21
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 4:52v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.