The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gary Hawksley & Thomas Liney finished 184th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:08:09, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:12. Stronger after halfway: 2:24 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 9:24Running 1 5:04v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 4:10v median −0:30
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Block 03 7:24Running 3 4:08v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 4:07v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:07v median −1:02
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:10v median −0:52
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:09v median −0:55
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Block 08 8:58Running 8 4:03v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
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.