The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:34 at Birmingham 2026 put Oli Smith 295th of 693 men in the Open division, ahead of 57% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 70% of the field across all eight, against 45% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:33 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:35 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:02Running 1 5:55v median +0:46
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 4:57v median +0:27
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 4:59v median +0:10
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 4:56v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:57v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:45v median −0:06
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 4:40v median −0:14
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Block 08 11:29Running 8 5:10v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.