The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Oggelsby finished 506th of 677 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:37.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:31. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:33 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:05Running 1 6:15v median +1:11
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Block 02 9:24Running 2 5:22v median +0:54
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 5:29v median +0:43
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Block 04 12:22Running 4 5:26v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:24v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 5:20v median +0:31
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 5:10v median +0:21
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Block 08 13:28Running 8 5:19v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.