The race, in three figures
The race, in words
51:20 won the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026 for Jake Hayward & Stef Edwards, first of 600 men's teams.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:45 quicker than the median and 1st of 600. Stronger after halfway: 1:17 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:47, ahead of 99% 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 7:32Running 1 3:54v median −1:26
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Block 02 4:40Running 2 3:20v median −1:20
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Block 03 5:46Running 3 3:30v median −1:28
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Block 04 5:21Running 4 3:33v median −1:29
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Block 05 7:14Running 5 3:29v median −1:40
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Block 06 4:54Running 6 3:34v median −1:28
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Block 07 5:27Running 7 3:31v median −1:33
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Block 08 6:46Running 8 3:31v median −1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 600
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 600 men's teams who finished.