The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ash Thorpe & Ryan Bearpark finished 229th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:11:17, faster than 62% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:33 quicker than the median and 142nd of 605. The race faded late: the second half went 1:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:40Running 1 4:43v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:16v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 4:36v median −0:24
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:49v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 5:07v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:43v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 4:58v median −0:10
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 5:15v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.