The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nigel Cooper finished 582nd of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:42:22.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:39 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:44 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:20Running 1 6:06v median +0:57
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:18v median +0:48
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 5:40v median +0:51
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Block 04 13:23Running 4 5:45v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:48v median +0:48
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:49v median +0:58
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 5:49v median +0:55
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Block 08 18:20Running 8 6:25v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.