The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, James Hoskyns-Jones & Aidan Robbins crossed the line in 1:11:38: 255th of 600 men's teams, faster than 58% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:51 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:13 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:42Running 1 4:50v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:19v median −0:21
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 4:59v median +0:01
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 6:02v median +1:00
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 5:10v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 5:01v median −0:01
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Block 07 8:22Running 7 5:10v median +0:06
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Block 08 8:50Running 8 5:11v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
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.