The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Manchester 2026, Alex Cooper crossed the line in 1:15:09: 131st of 529 men, faster than 75% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 88% of the field across all eight, against 50% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:10 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:07 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 1:03 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 8:22Running 1 3:57v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:20v median +0:15
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:23v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 5:22v median −0:07
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:33v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:30v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:34v median +0:04
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 4:41v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.