The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Brad Axe & Michael Grainger crossed the line in 1:03:02: 101st of 605 men's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:49 on the median. A harder second half: 1:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:58Running 1 4:18v median −0:57
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 3:52v median −0:44
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Block 03 6:38Running 3 4:11v median −0:44
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Block 04 7:05Running 4 4:19v median −0:35
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:27v median −0:36
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 4:13v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 4:16v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:27v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
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.