The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:47 at Birmingham 2026 put Alkesh Patel 521st of 646 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:01. A harder second half: 1:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 2,261 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:08Running 1 5:57v median +0:47
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 5:07v median +0:37
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Block 03 11:21Running 3 5:17v median +0:28
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 5:22v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:13v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:03v median +0:13
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 5:18v median +0:27
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Block 08 19:11Running 8 6:56v median +1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 645
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 645 men who finished.