The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Cain finished 640th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:54:43.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:41. A harder second half: 12:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:29 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at London Olympia 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:15Running 1 6:23v median +1:14
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 5:42v median +1:12
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 6:05v median +1:16
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Block 04 14:06Running 4 6:21v median +1:32
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:26v median +1:26
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 6:15v median +1:24
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Block 07 14:43Running 7 6:15v median +1:21
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Block 08 25:40Running 8 6:43v median +1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.