The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Chris Kirkpatrick & Louis Randall West at Birmingham 2026: 59:59, 53rd of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:50 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:18, was faster than 96% 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 8:15Running 1 4:33v median −0:42
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 3:53v median −0:43
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Block 03 6:47Running 3 4:02v median −0:53
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Block 04 6:38Running 4 4:08v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:10Running 5 4:08v median −0:55
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 4:04v median −0:54
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 4:10v median −0:51
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Block 08 7:43Running 8 4:06v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
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.