The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arran Butcher finished 553rd of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:43:00.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:54 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:30 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:03Running 1 5:39v median +0:29
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Block 02 11:03Running 2 7:15v median +2:45
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Block 03 14:25Running 3 8:14v median +3:25
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Block 04 13:37Running 4 7:32v median +2:43
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:21v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 5:13v median +0:23
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 5:03v median +0:12
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 6:15v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.