The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Alex Hunt & James bardsley crossed the line in 1:03:36: 89th of 605 men's teams, faster than 85% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 97% of the field beaten on the stations, against 74% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:06 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:53 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 9:16Running 1 5:19v median −0:05
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 4:19v median −0:24
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Block 03 6:59Running 3 4:26v median −0:34
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 4:23v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:39Running 5 4:27v median −0:43
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:29v median −0:36
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 4:39v median −0:29
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 4:37v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.