The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oliver Churchill finished 438th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:53.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:58 quicker than the median and 137th of 693. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:15.
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 10:09Running 1 5:30v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:56v median +0:26
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:35v median +0:46
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 6:05v median +1:16
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:14v median +1:14
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:46v median +0:55
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 5:47v median +0:53
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 6:10v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.