The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mark Simpson & Sam Hopton at Birmingham 2026: 58:53, 35th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:47 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:25 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:28, was faster than 92% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:28 faster than the average race this season, by 2,072 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 4:13v median −1:02
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 3:46v median −0:50
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Block 03 6:40Running 3 3:56v median −0:59
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Block 04 6:27Running 4 3:50v median −1:04
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Block 05 7:47Running 5 3:44v median −1:19
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Block 06 5:19Running 6 3:56v median −1:02
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 3:55v median −1:06
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Block 08 7:34Running 8 3:54v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
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.