The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Matt Drinkwater & Warren Mann crossed the line in 1:08:17: 189th of 600 men's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:52. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:48v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:08v median −0:32
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:22v median −0:36
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Block 04 7:27Running 4 4:30v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:28v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:34v median −0:28
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Block 07 7:39Running 7 4:36v median −0:28
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Block 08 8:54Running 8 4:52v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.