The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:54 at Birmingham 2026 put Michael Buckman-Cowling 573rd of 693 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:30 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:23Running 1 6:38v median +1:29
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:39v median +1:09
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 6:13v median +1:24
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Block 04 14:12Running 4 6:11v median +1:22
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:18v median +1:18
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 5:58v median +1:07
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Block 07 12:35Running 7 5:58v median +1:04
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Block 08 15:50Running 8 6:41v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.