The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hamburg 2026, Saher Hamdan crossed the line in 1:23:24: 430th of 1,103 men, faster than 61% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:11 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:08 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:05v median −0:31
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 4:40v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:11v median −0:17
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 5:10v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:26v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:07v median −0:29
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 5:30v median −0:06
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Block 08 12:29Running 8 4:45v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 550
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 550 men who finished.