The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Rowley & Oliver Thompson finished 209th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:09:45, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:34. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:48Running 1 4:46v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:07v median −0:36
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Block 03 7:47Running 3 4:23v median −0:37
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 4:37v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:46v median −0:24
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:48v median −0:17
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:43v median −0:25
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Block 08 8:51Running 8 4:46v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 605
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 605 men's teams who finished.