The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Liam Shallicker & Joe Walker at Birmingham 2026: 51:41, 3rd of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:30 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:48, ahead of 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 4:00v median −1:20
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Block 02 4:52Running 2 3:25v median −1:15
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Block 03 5:46Running 3 3:27v median −1:31
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Block 04 5:24Running 4 3:29v median −1:33
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Block 05 7:18Running 5 3:27v median −1:42
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Block 06 4:40Running 6 3:26v median −1:36
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Block 07 5:41Running 7 3:30v median −1:34
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Block 08 6:45Running 8 3:28v median −1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 600
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 600 men's teams who finished.