The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Ian Jones & Charles King crossed the line in 1:01:10: 64th of 600 men's teams, faster than 89% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:06 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:29 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:25, ahead of 94% 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 8:22Running 1 4:34v median −0:46
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 3:58v median −0:42
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Block 03 7:11Running 3 4:07v median −0:51
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Block 04 7:06Running 4 4:05v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 4:07v median −1:02
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 4:05v median −0:57
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Block 07 6:38Running 7 4:03v median −1:01
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Block 08 7:47Running 8 4:13v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
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.