The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for George Coo at Birmingham 2026: 1:06:52, 130th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:32 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:53, was faster than 88% 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for George Coo.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:11v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 3:35v median −0:57
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 3:47v median −1:09
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 3:40v median −1:16
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Block 05 8:06Running 5 3:42v median −1:19
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 3:46v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:19Running 7 3:44v median −1:11
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 3:55v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 883
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 883 men who finished.