The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Birmingham 2026, Rayan Mansouri crossed the line in 1:12:43: 270th of 693 men, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:23 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:46v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 3:14v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 3:31v median −0:43
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Block 04 7:07Running 4 3:21v median −0:55
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Block 05 7:49Running 5 3:18v median −1:02
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Block 06 5:10Running 6 3:12v median −1:02
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 3:17v median −1:02
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Block 08 15:42Running 8 3:29v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.