The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Coar finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:04:21 for 22nd of 359 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:28 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:39 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:20, ahead of 97% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:14v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 3:31v median −0:56
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 3:43v median −1:02
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Block 04 6:38Running 4 3:39v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:03Running 5 3:44v median −1:07
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Block 06 5:13Running 6 3:39v median −1:06
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Block 07 7:28Running 7 3:42v median −1:06
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 3:52v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.