The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Paterson & Simon Millward finished 154th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:05:56, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:35 behind the median.
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 8:39Running 1 4:38v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:10v median −0:26
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:17v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:03Running 4 4:12v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 4:19v median −0:44
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:15v median −0:43
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 4:26v median −0:35
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Block 08 8:55Running 8 4:18v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.