The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mehrzad Birani finished in the top 10% of the field at Warsaw 2026, in 1:08:19 for 155th of 1,792 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:01, ahead of 94% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Warsaw 2026 and Katowice 2026 were 4:26 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:16Running 1 3:05v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:03v median −1:14
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 4:22v median −1:16
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 4:23v median −1:12
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:34v median −1:11
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:17v median −1:20
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:14v median −1:22
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 3:35v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1764
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,764 men who finished.