The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Charlie Ginley & Benjamin Pountney crossed the line in 1:08:25: 207th of 605 men's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:33 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:00Running 1 5:00v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:16v median −0:20
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 4:22v median −0:33
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 4:27v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:38v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:36v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 4:38v median −0:23
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 4:46v median −0:18
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.