The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gavin Buckley finished 434th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:46.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:39 quicker than the median and 238th of 693. The race faded late: the second half went 2:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:10 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Berlin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:37Running 1 5:38v median +0:29
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 4:45v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:08v median +0:19
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 5:13v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:42v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:19v median +0:28
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Block 07 12:44Running 7 6:56v median +2:02
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 5:44v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.