The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Rob Barber & Ethan Kavanagh crossed the line in 1:09:54: 220th of 600 men's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 84% of the field across all eight, against 50% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:38 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,072 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:28 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 5:34v median +0:14
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:40v median +0:00
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 5:05v median +0:07
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 5:08v median +0:06
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:23v median +0:14
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 5:06v median +0:04
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 5:00v median −0:04
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Block 08 8:23Running 8 4:37v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.