The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Paul Simkin & Chris Steele at Birmingham 2026: 57:33, 15th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:46 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:06 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:32, ahead of 93% 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 7:57Running 1 4:15v median −1:09
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Block 02 5:20Running 2 3:24v median −1:19
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Block 03 6:31Running 3 3:35v median −1:25
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Block 04 6:12Running 4 3:30v median −1:31
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Block 05 7:49Running 5 3:35v median −1:35
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Block 06 5:06Running 6 3:33v median −1:32
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Block 07 6:41Running 7 3:25v median −1:43
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Block 08 7:32Running 8 3:37v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 605
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 605 men's teams who finished.