The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Samuel Smith & Marcus Unwin crossed the line in 1:02:11: 65th of 605 men's teams, faster than 89% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:57 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:44 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 4:21v median −1:03
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Block 02 5:20Running 2 3:56v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 4:09v median −0:51
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Block 04 7:14Running 4 4:32v median −0:29
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Block 05 8:12Running 5 4:07v median −1:03
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 4:10v median −0:55
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Block 07 7:01Running 7 4:15v median −0:53
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Block 08 8:00Running 8 4:18v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 605
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 605 men's teams who finished.