The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Cook finished 508th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:25.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:55. A harder second half: 3:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:10Running 1 5:24v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:44v median +0:14
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:06v median +0:17
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 5:11v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:27v median +0:27
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 5:33v median +0:42
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 5:36v median +0:42
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Block 08 15:14Running 8 6:03v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.