The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Matt Vickery & Lee Terry crossed the line in 1:10:17: 249th of 605 men's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:43 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:52Running 1 4:46v median −0:29
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 4:07v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:23v median −0:32
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 4:31v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:41v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:47v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 4:49v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 5:16v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.