The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charlie Bamford & Ed Roe finished 215th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:08:50, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:19 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:34Running 1 4:34v median −0:41
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 3:50v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 4:07v median −0:48
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Block 04 7:49Running 4 4:14v median −0:40
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:27v median −0:36
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 4:21v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 4:23v median −0:38
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 4:32v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
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.