The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ross Austin & Robson Hulks at Birmingham 2026: 58:59, 39th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:57 quicker than the median and 32nd of 605. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:41, was faster than 86% 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 7:58Running 1 4:21v median −0:54
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 3:43v median −0:53
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Block 03 6:49Running 3 3:54v median −1:01
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Block 04 6:25Running 4 3:56v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:04Running 5 3:56v median −1:07
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Block 06 5:07Running 6 3:53v median −1:05
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Block 07 6:43Running 7 4:04v median −0:57
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Block 08 7:37Running 8 3:59v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.