The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:55 at Birmingham 2026 put Ben Powell & Will Wellings 325th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:33 quicker than the median and 124th of 605. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:21 better 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 12:31Running 1 8:20v median +3:05
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:53v median +0:17
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 4:47v median −0:08
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 4:49v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:36v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 5:02v median +0:04
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 5:17v median +0:16
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 4:55v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.