The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fayaz Ahmed finished 616th of 646 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:59:23.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:51 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:33 in the roxzone was slower than 96% 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 11:40Running 1 6:34v median +1:24
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Block 02 9:57Running 2 5:37v median +1:07
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Block 03 17:59Running 3 11:31v median +6:42
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Block 04 16:06Running 4 6:37v median +1:48
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Block 05 12:42Running 5 7:04v median +2:09
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 6:28v median +1:38
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Block 07 13:53Running 7 6:38v median +1:47
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Block 08 17:26Running 8 7:55v median +2:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:33
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.