The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bechir Hemissi finished 823rd of 1,442 men in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:43:55.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:21. The race faded late: the second half went 9:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:12 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Rome 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:00v median −1:02
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:40v median +1:08
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Block 03 11:22Running 3 6:27v median +1:31
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 6:29v median +1:33
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:53v median +1:52
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:48v median +1:55
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 6:50v median +1:55
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Block 08 21:58Running 8 7:30v median +2:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 883
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 883 men who finished.