The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:54 at Birmingham 2026 put John Cooper 564th of 646 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 34% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 6% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:27 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:28v median +0:18
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 4:52v median +0:22
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 5:16v median +0:27
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Block 04 15:42Running 4 5:19v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:19v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:08v median +0:18
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Block 07 15:49Running 7 5:12v median +0:21
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Block 08 16:33Running 8 5:43v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.