The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Kennard & Rob Francis finished 175th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:07:00, faster than 71% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 93% of the field across all eight, against 57% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:55 quicker than the median and 36th of 605. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:51Running 1 5:10v median −0:05
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 4:15v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 5:50v median +0:55
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Block 04 7:15Running 4 4:42v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:44v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:40v median −0:18
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 4:32v median −0:29
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Block 08 8:42Running 8 4:45v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.