The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anirudh Birla finished 452nd of 762 men in the Open division at Abu Dhabi 2026, in 1:34:21.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:59 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 5:08v median −0:07
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 4:30v median −0:19
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 4:42v median −0:29
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Block 04 12:25Running 4 4:51v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:14v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:07v median −0:05
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Block 07 12:46Running 7 5:10v median −0:03
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 6:20v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 703
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 703 men who finished.