The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sam Wadsworth & Dan Barker at Birmingham 2026: 58:06, 21st of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:04 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:18, was faster than 96% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:28 faster than the average race this season, by 2,072 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 4:19v median −1:01
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Block 02 5:17Running 2 3:40v median −1:00
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Block 03 6:34Running 3 4:02v median −0:56
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Block 04 6:36Running 4 3:55v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:09Running 5 3:54v median −1:15
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 3:47v median −1:15
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Block 07 6:26Running 7 3:49v median −1:15
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Block 08 7:27Running 8 3:52v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
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.