The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:32 at Manchester 2026 put Neil Cole 1,235th of 1,463 men in the Open division.
On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:44. The race faded late: the second half went 1:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:53Running 1 4:14v median +0:40
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 5:42v median +0:38
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 6:32v median +1:06
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Block 04 14:46Running 4 8:15v median +2:48
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Block 05 11:44Running 5 6:19v median +0:43
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Block 06 11:05Running 6 6:14v median +0:44
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Block 07 12:56Running 7 6:43v median +1:15
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Block 08 15:09Running 8 6:33v median +1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
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.