The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Pro division at Birmingham 2026, Ben Vavoulas & Stuart Nicholas crossed the line in 58:37: 98th of 476 men's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 65% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:37 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:47 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 5:01v median +0:31
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Block 02 5:27Running 2 3:28v median −0:27
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Block 03 6:59Running 3 3:45v median −0:27
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Block 04 6:49Running 4 4:45v median +0:36
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Block 05 7:38Running 5 3:48v median −0:23
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Block 06 5:04Running 6 3:42v median −0:24
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Block 07 6:29Running 7 3:49v median −0:23
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Block 08 7:30Running 8 3:49v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 278
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 278 men's teams who finished.