The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Ian Stuart & Brad Boyd crossed the line in 1:10:36: 230th of 600 men's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:44 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:29Running 1 4:35v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:11v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:26Running 3 4:23v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 4:27v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:47v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:48v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 4:41v median −0:23
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 4:42v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.