The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carl Thomas & Damian Jacobs finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 58:07 for 24th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:51 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:14, was faster than 97% 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 8:01Running 1 4:21v median −0:54
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Block 02 5:13Running 2 3:36v median −1:00
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Block 03 6:40Running 3 3:43v median −1:12
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Block 04 6:43Running 4 3:41v median −1:13
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Block 05 7:53Running 5 3:51v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:17Running 6 3:44v median −1:14
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Block 07 6:24Running 7 3:39v median −1:22
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Block 08 7:50Running 8 3:47v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
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.