The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Steve Smith & John Penn at Birmingham 2026: 59:23, 30th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:05 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:30 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:33, ahead of 91% 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 8:25Running 1 4:37v median −0:43
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 3:57v median −0:43
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 4:01v median −0:57
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Block 04 6:20Running 4 4:03v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:06Running 5 4:05v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 4:00v median −1:02
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Block 07 6:50Running 7 4:00v median −1:04
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Block 08 7:22Running 8 3:52v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.