The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:42 at Manchester 2026 put Andrew Cooper 472nd of 1,463 men in the Open division, ahead of 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:13. The race faded late: the second half went 1:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Manchester 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:21Running 1 3:03v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:24v median −0:40
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:48v median −0:38
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 4:41v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:00v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:58v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 4:44v median −0:44
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 3:49v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.