The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Ben Rankin & Sam Phelps crossed the line in 1:07:33: 162nd of 605 men's teams, faster than 73% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:31 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:38 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:56Running 1 4:55v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:12v median −0:31
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:14v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 4:16v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:21v median −0:49
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:13v median −0:52
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:17v median −0:51
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Block 08 8:57Running 8 4:44v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
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.