The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Shrives & James Cowley finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 59:12 for 92nd of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:38 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:31, ahead of 87% of the field.
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 8:14Running 1 4:28v median −0:36
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Block 02 5:35Running 2 3:38v median −0:49
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Block 03 6:32Running 3 3:50v median −0:51
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Block 04 6:24Running 4 3:51v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:01Running 5 3:53v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:19Running 6 3:54v median −0:49
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Block 07 6:49Running 7 3:54v median −0:53
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Block 08 7:53Running 8 4:10v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 677
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 677 men's teams who finished.