The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ross Simons & Matt Surridge at Birmingham 2026: 55:55, 9th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:51 quicker than the median and 53rd of 600. Time in the roxzone, 4:24, was faster than 95% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:28 faster than the average race this season, by 2,072 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:20Running 1 3:47v median −1:33
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Block 02 4:55Running 2 3:20v median −1:20
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Block 03 6:10Running 3 3:35v median −1:23
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Block 04 6:10Running 4 3:35v median −1:27
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Block 05 7:54Running 5 3:47v median −1:22
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Block 06 5:04Running 6 3:39v median −1:23
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Block 07 6:37Running 7 3:47v median −1:17
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Block 08 7:30Running 8 3:45v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
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.