The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Shabot & Dan Hutch finished 98th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:02:56, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:31 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:30 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:04Running 1 4:19v median −0:56
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:50v median −0:46
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:08v median −0:47
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Block 04 7:18Running 4 4:01v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 4:09v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:36Running 6 4:07v median −0:51
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Block 07 7:05Running 7 4:00v median −1:01
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Block 08 8:17Running 8 4:12v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:51
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.