The race, in three figures
The race, in words
LOIC BLOTON took 2nd of 153 in the 45–49 age group at Birmingham 2026, in 1:06:32.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:04 quicker than the median and 173rd of 1,442. Stronger after halfway: 1:23 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:24, was faster than 96% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Birmingham 2026 and Oslo 2026 were 3:48 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:20Running 1 3:05v median −1:57
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 3:53v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:10v median −0:46
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Block 04 8:10Running 4 4:08v median −0:48
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:11v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:08v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 4:14v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 4:25v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 883
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 883 men who finished.