The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:19 at Amsterdam 2026 put Tim Birks 507th of 608 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 34% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:31 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Amsterdam gained about 1:41.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 4:56v median +1:03
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 5:53v median +1:05
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 6:13v median +1:07
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Block 04 12:54Running 4 6:30v median +1:24
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:46v median +1:29
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 6:30v median +1:18
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 6:50v median +1:43
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Block 08 16:19Running 8 7:58v median +2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 603
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 603 men who finished.