The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Craig O’hara & John Rainey crossed the line in 1:08:45: 214th of 605 men's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:36 behind the median.
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 8:51Running 1 4:46v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:06v median −0:30
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 4:23v median −0:32
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:26v median −0:28
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:32v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:30v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 4:42v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:09Running 8 4:43v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
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.