The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Fabien Cens & Pierre luc Cens crossed the line in 1:10:52: 266th of 605 men's teams, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:36 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:42Running 1 4:39v median −0:36
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 3:59v median −0:37
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Block 03 14:11Running 3 10:35v median +5:40
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Block 04 7:00Running 4 4:19v median −0:35
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:26v median −0:37
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:16v median −0:42
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 4:09v median −0:52
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 4:41v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:44
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.