The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:03:14 at Birmingham 2026 put Arafat Rahman 666th of 693 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:35. A harder second half: 7:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:01 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
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 11:43Running 1 6:20v median +1:11
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Block 02 10:38Running 2 5:29v median +0:59
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Block 03 12:49Running 3 5:56v median +1:07
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Block 04 14:51Running 4 5:34v median +0:45
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Block 05 13:58Running 5 6:55v median +1:55
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Block 06 10:09Running 6 6:03v median +1:12
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Block 07 14:26Running 7 6:15v median +1:21
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Block 08 20:46Running 8 7:55v median +2:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:01
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.