The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Nick Wall & Alex Blake at Birmingham 2026: 1:00:18, 46th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:48 quicker than the median and 67th of 600. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:23, was faster than 95% 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 8:26Running 1 4:22v median −0:58
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Block 02 5:30Running 2 3:51v median −0:49
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Block 03 6:59Running 3 4:00v median −0:58
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Block 04 6:42Running 4 4:01v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:15Running 5 4:09v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:31Running 6 3:59v median −1:03
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 4:03v median −1:01
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Block 08 7:45Running 8 4:07v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:23
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.