The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Cooper finished 199th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:09:21, faster than 86% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:11 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:56 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 4:20v median −0:42
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 3:44v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 3:54v median −1:02
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 3:56v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:05v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:04v median −0:49
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Block 07 7:51Running 7 3:55v median −1:00
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 4:01v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.