The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Cole finished 1,288th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:04:01.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 7:05 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:07 in the roxzone was slower than 90% 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 11:12Running 1 6:23v median +1:21
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Block 02 12:23Running 2 5:54v median +1:22
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Block 03 14:58Running 3 6:00v median +1:04
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Block 04 15:14Running 4 6:28v median +1:32
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Block 05 12:45Running 5 7:01v median +2:00
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Block 06 10:52Running 6 6:06v median +1:13
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Block 07 18:54Running 7 6:42v median +1:47
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Block 08 18:42Running 8 7:03v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
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.