The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Aaron Bell & danny matthews crossed the line in 1:03:03: 96th of 600 men's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:03 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:44 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:36Running 1 4:45v median −0:35
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 4:06v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:04Running 3 4:14v median −0:44
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Block 04 7:10Running 4 4:27v median −0:35
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:20v median −0:49
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 4:20v median −0:42
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Block 07 7:07Running 7 4:29v median −0:35
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Block 08 8:02Running 8 4:18v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
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.