The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oliver Buttrick finished 494th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:19.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:19. A harder second half: 5:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:57 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Oslo 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:16Running 1 5:25v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:34v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 4:57v median +0:08
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 5:02v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:37v median +0:37
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:14v median +0:23
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Block 07 11:50Running 7 5:12v median +0:18
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Block 08 15:59Running 8 5:24v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.