The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:44 at Birmingham 2026 put Gary Cuthbert 456th of 646 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 46% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:11 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 5:20v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 4:22v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 4:38v median −0:11
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Block 04 12:32Running 4 4:43v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 4:51v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 4:40v median −0:10
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 4:53v median +0:02
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Block 08 14:30Running 8 6:31v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.