The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Hancock & RICHARD GILLINGS finished 242nd of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:12:01, faster than 60% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:42 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:46 worse 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 9:20Running 1 5:16v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:33v median −0:10
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Block 03 7:15Running 3 4:38v median −0:22
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:54v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:53v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 5:07v median +0:02
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 5:09v median +0:01
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 5:26v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.