The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:09:16 at Birmingham 2026 put Mohamad Alsalem 654th of 677 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 6:12 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:36 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:59, behind 99% of the field.
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 11:41Running 1 6:25v median +1:21
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Block 02 10:27Running 2 5:40v median +1:12
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Block 03 16:32Running 3 5:51v median +1:05
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Block 04 17:40Running 4 6:03v median +1:16
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:45v median +1:52
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Block 06 9:40Running 6 6:19v median +1:30
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 6:25v median +1:36
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Block 08 23:53Running 8 12:07v median +6:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 676
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 676 men who finished.