The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Chris Neilson & Josh Henry at Birmingham 2026: 1:01:30, 55th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,072 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:28 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 4:00v median −1:24
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 3:31v median −1:12
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Block 03 6:58Running 3 3:44v median −1:16
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Block 04 7:25Running 4 3:44v median −1:17
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Block 05 8:12Running 5 3:48v median −1:22
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 3:47v median −1:18
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 3:53v median −1:15
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Block 08 7:48Running 8 4:02v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
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.