The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:00 at Birmingham 2026 put Alex Crossland & James Chapman 226th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:49 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:41 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 9:07Running 1 5:26v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:51v median +0:08
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 5:12v median +0:12
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 5:18v median +0:17
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 5:19v median +0:09
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 5:14v median +0:09
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 5:23v median +0:15
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 5:18v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.