The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Taylor & John Ekblom finished 240th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:10:54, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:10. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:03 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 9:11Running 1 5:01v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:12v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:27v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 4:27v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:38v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:32v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 4:29v median −0:35
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Block 08 9:06Running 8 4:41v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.