The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:19 at Birmingham 2026 put Gary Ellis & Jamie Bonser 529th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:33. The race faded late: the second half went 1:06 worse 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 10:28Running 1 6:07v median +0:43
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:42v median +0:59
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 6:13v median +1:13
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 5:57v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:19v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 6:15v median +1:10
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 6:30v median +1:22
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Block 08 12:33Running 8 6:32v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:50
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.