The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:17 at Birmingham 2026 put Mark Stevens & Nick Blake 568th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:53, behind 93% of the field.
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 10:21Running 1 6:15v median +0:55
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:26v median +0:46
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 5:44v median +0:46
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 5:39v median +0:37
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:33v median +1:24
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:13v median +1:11
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Block 07 14:49Running 7 5:51v median +0:47
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Block 08 16:04Running 8 6:47v median +1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:53
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 600
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 600 men's teams who finished.