The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Knight & Simon Gibbs finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 59:50 for 40th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:57 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:12, was faster than 98% 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 8:50Running 1 4:41v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 3:48v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:04Running 3 3:52v median −1:06
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Block 04 6:15Running 4 3:50v median −1:12
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 3:50v median −1:19
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:51v median −1:11
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Block 07 7:04Running 7 3:52v median −1:12
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Block 08 7:31Running 8 3:39v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:12
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.