The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Farrell & Joe Hankey finished 292nd of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:11:59, faster than 52% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:42 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:19 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 8:53Running 1 5:02v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:37v median +0:01
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Block 03 8:04Running 3 4:48v median −0:07
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 4:33v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:39v median −0:24
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:32v median −0:26
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:45v median −0:16
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 5:02v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.