The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Etches finished 420th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:29:57.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:55. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:29 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 5:51v median +0:41
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 5:01v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 6:02v median +1:13
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 5:19v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:05v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:08v median +0:18
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 5:03v median +0:12
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 5:15v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.