The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Oliver & Josh Busst finished 290th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:14:32, faster than 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:11 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:47Running 1 6:44v median +1:20
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:39v median +0:56
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 5:40v median +0:40
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Block 04 7:56Running 4 5:39v median +0:38
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:33v median +0:23
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:28v median +0:23
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 5:26v median +0:18
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 5:05v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
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.