The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:51 at Birmingham 2026 put james baker & John Darwen 223rd of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:47 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:10 better against the middle of the field 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 8:52Running 1 4:56v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:36v median −0:07
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:58v median −0:02
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 4:50v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:10v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:54v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 5:10v median +0:02
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Block 08 8:52Running 8 4:58v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.