The race, in three figures
The race, in words
robert cowan won the Open division at Birmingham 2026 in 57:00, first of 646 men.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:36 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:02, was faster than 99% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 9 finishes in the Open division for robert cowan.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:50v median −1:20
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Block 02 5:34Running 2 3:26v median −1:04
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Block 03 6:16Running 3 3:39v median −1:10
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Block 04 6:59Running 4 3:41v median −1:08
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Block 05 7:37Running 5 3:38v median −1:17
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Block 06 4:51Running 6 3:29v median −1:21
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Block 07 6:48Running 7 3:39v median −1:12
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Block 08 7:13Running 8 3:35v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.