The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Yiend & Chris Thompson finished 733rd of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:17:29.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:52. A harder second half: 1:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:19Running 1 5:19v median +0:15
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:49v median +0:22
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 5:06v median +0:25
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:08v median +0:27
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:16v median +0:30
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:05v median +0:22
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:10v median +0:23
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 5:14v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
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.