The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kian Patel finished 284th of 359 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:36:21.
The runs carried this race: faster than 42% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 8% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:58 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:38Running 1 5:19v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:22v median −0:05
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 4:46v median +0:01
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Block 04 12:23Running 4 4:54v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 4:54v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 4:54v median +0:09
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Block 07 14:08Running 7 5:06v median +0:18
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Block 08 16:28Running 8 5:58v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 358
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 358 men who finished.