The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:06:48 at Birmingham 2026 put AKSHAY PATEL 629th of 646 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 31% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:20 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:08 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 14:41Running 1 10:09v median +4:59
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Block 02 12:27Running 2 9:27v median +4:57
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Block 03 15:14Running 3 9:30v median +4:41
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Block 04 15:42Running 4 9:39v median +4:50
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Block 05 14:29Running 5 9:39v median +4:44
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Block 06 11:56Running 6 9:38v median +4:48
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Block 07 14:59Running 7 9:34v median +4:43
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Block 08 20:13Running 8 9:39v median +4:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.