The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Youssef El-Dada finished 627th of 693 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:50:33.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:54. The race faded late: the second half went 12:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,261 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:14Running 1 6:25v median +1:16
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 5:25v median +0:55
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 5:52v median +1:03
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Block 04 12:18Running 4 5:38v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:52v median +0:52
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Block 06 9:36Running 6 6:02v median +1:11
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Block 07 15:16Running 7 5:52v median +0:58
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Block 08 23:40Running 8 6:30v median +1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.