The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:50 at Birmingham 2025 put Gary Cottam 1,255th of 1,600 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:43. A harder second half: 5:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:39 faster at Birmingham 2025 than at Birmingham 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:26Running 1 6:26v median +1:07
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:25v median +0:51
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:27v median +0:33
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 5:36v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:41v median +0:32
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 5:39v median +0:42
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Block 07 13:03Running 7 5:48v median +0:51
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Block 08 16:24Running 8 6:16v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1592
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,592 men who finished.