The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for David Bullen & Oliver Gent at Birmingham 2026: 1:01:55, 60th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:56 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:54, was faster than 85% of the field.
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 8:29Running 1 4:33v median −0:51
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Block 02 5:34Running 2 3:52v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:03Running 3 3:59v median −1:01
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Block 04 7:08Running 4 3:57v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 4:10v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 4:03v median −1:02
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Block 07 6:50Running 7 4:03v median −1:05
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Block 08 8:17Running 8 4:09v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
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.