The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:07 at Birmingham 2026 put Sam Coles 602nd of 693 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:26. The race faded late: the second half went 4:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:18, behind 89% of the field.
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 10:45Running 1 6:28v median +1:19
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 5:58v median +1:28
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 6:20v median +1:31
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Block 04 12:56Running 4 6:26v median +1:37
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Block 05 12:13Running 5 6:51v median +1:51
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 6:35v median +1:44
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Block 07 13:21Running 7 6:41v median +1:47
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Block 08 17:31Running 8 7:49v median +2:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.