The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gabriel Cao finished 738th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:59.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:35. The race faded late: the second half went 2:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races. 4:26 faster than at Stockholm 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:26v median −0:36
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Block 02 10:08Running 2 5:26v median +0:54
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:33v median +0:37
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 5:36v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:32v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:42v median +0:49
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Block 07 13:55Running 7 8:01v median +3:06
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 5:46v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.