The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Declan O'Hare & Wayne O’hara finished 284th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:12:53, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:49 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:52 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:27Running 1 5:49v median +0:29
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:44v median +0:04
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 4:54v median −0:04
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 5:06v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:48v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:22v median −0:40
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 4:26v median −0:38
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 4:42v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.