The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:50 at Birmingham 2026 put Steven Cook 586th of 693 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 29% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:12 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both. 3:08 slower than at Helsinki 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:51Running 1 6:08v median +0:59
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 5:55v median +1:25
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 6:15v median +1:26
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Block 04 14:05Running 4 6:22v median +1:33
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 6:21v median +1:21
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:29v median +1:38
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Block 07 13:54Running 7 6:39v median +1:45
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Block 08 14:30Running 8 6:46v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
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.