The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:56 at Birmingham 2026 put Oliver Schaefer 587th of 1,442 men in the Open division, ahead of 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:51 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:08v median −0:54
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 3:46v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 4:05v median −0:51
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 3:52v median −1:04
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:12v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:13v median −0:40
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:09v median −0:46
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Block 08 16:17Running 8 4:19v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.