The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Craig Cooper finished 554th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:38:28.
A station race more than a running one: 34% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:44 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:18Running 1 6:21v median +1:12
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Block 02 9:40Running 2 5:47v median +1:17
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 6:13v median +1:24
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 6:08v median +1:19
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:02v median +1:02
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 5:49v median +0:58
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 5:45v median +0:51
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Block 08 16:33Running 8 6:33v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.