The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:27 at Birmingham 2026 put Steve Butler 302nd of 1,442 men in the Open division, ahead of 79% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:05 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:00, was faster than 86% of the field.
The field ran 1:47 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Berlin 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 5:01v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:05v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:10v median −0:46
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 4:10v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:18v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:18v median −0:37
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Block 08 10:58Running 8 4:26v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
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.