The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:02 at Birmingham 2026 put James Pitt & Mark Joseph 214th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:39 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 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 8:55Running 1 4:43v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:01v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 4:26v median −0:34
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 4:31v median −0:30
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:20v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:29v median −0:36
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:27v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 4:52v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
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.