The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, David Walsh & Carrick Laycock crossed the line in 1:06:32: 150th of 600 men's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:56 behind the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:36, ahead of 90% of the field.
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 9:59Running 1 6:08v median +0:48
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Block 02 5:40Running 2 3:44v median −0:56
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:02v median −0:56
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Block 04 7:20Running 4 4:03v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 4:20v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:14v median −0:48
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 4:09v median −0:55
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Block 08 9:34Running 8 4:14v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:36
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.