The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Cheung finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:04:55 for 52nd of 677 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:57 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:34v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 3:42v median −0:46
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 3:51v median −0:55
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Block 04 6:27Running 4 3:47v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:04v median −0:49
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:52v median −0:57
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Block 07 7:18Running 7 3:59v median −0:50
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 4:06v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.