The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, James Alexander & Ethan Horesh crossed the line in 1:09:41: 489th of 1,035 men's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 62% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:02 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:53Running 1 5:20v median +0:16
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:13v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:19v median −0:22
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:27v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:28v median −0:18
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:26v median −0:17
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Block 07 7:52Running 7 4:38v median −0:09
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 4:34v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
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.