The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, James Mcgrady & Jak Ford crossed the line in 1:05:04: 129th of 600 men's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:46 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:35 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:30Running 1 4:29v median −0:51
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 3:58v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 4:18v median −0:40
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 4:13v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:19v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 4:11v median −0:51
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Block 07 7:10Running 7 4:15v median −0:49
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Block 08 8:22Running 8 4:16v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.