The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lincoln Etches finished 517th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:38:24.
The runs carried this race: faster than 36% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 12% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 6:49 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:24 worse 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 10:39Running 1 5:52v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 5:01v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:06v median +0:17
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 5:08v median +0:19
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:53v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:57v median +0:07
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Block 07 16:50Running 7 4:51v median +0:00
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Block 08 16:00Running 8 6:08v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.