The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Lisboa 2026, Michael Ayer-Ali crossed the line in 1:15:29: 123rd of 417 men, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:52. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Lisboa. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:22. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Michael Ayer-Ali.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:18Running 1 3:41v median −0:02
-
Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:11v median −0:28
-
Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:11v median −0:51
-
Block 04 10:16Running 4 4:16v median −0:48
-
Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:27v median −0:44
-
Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:22v median −0:44
-
Block 07 9:40Running 7 4:22v median −0:43
-
Block 08 10:50Running 8 4:29v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 415
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 415 men who finished.