The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ashley Smith & Jonny Phipps finished 144th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:06:03, faster than 76% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:01 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:54 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:34Running 1 5:37v median +0:17
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:31v median −0:09
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Block 03 7:26Running 3 4:34v median −0:24
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Block 04 6:56Running 4 4:30v median −0:32
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:32v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:33v median −0:29
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Block 07 7:21Running 7 4:41v median −0:23
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Block 08 8:35Running 8 4:25v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 600
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 600 men's teams who finished.