The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James McGill & Jack Hunt finished 285th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:12:56, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:56. A harder second half: 2:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:09Running 1 5:00v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:21v median −0:19
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 4:33v median −0:25
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 4:34v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:54v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:52v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 4:54v median −0:10
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 5:03v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.