The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Olly Thompson & Ellis Robinson crossed the line in 1:08:43: 455th of 1,035 men's teams, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:56 quicker than the median and 53rd of 1,035. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:57 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:41Running 1 5:38v median +0:34
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:52v median +0:25
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 5:11v median +0:30
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Block 04 7:15Running 4 4:57v median +0:16
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:48v median +0:02
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:47v median +0:04
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Block 07 7:23Running 7 4:53v median +0:06
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Block 08 8:44Running 8 4:58v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.