The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Pro division at Birmingham 2026, Alan Strachan & Jonathan McStay crossed the line in 1:01:14: 161st of 476 men's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:57. A harder second half: 1:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:30Running 1 3:56v median −0:34
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 3:26v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 3:36v median −0:36
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Block 04 6:20Running 4 3:36v median −0:33
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:39v median −0:32
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Block 06 5:10Running 6 3:38v median −0:28
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 3:41v median −0:31
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Block 08 8:45Running 8 3:43v median −0:29
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.