The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martyn Sprigge & Tom Wakeman finished 353rd of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:16:46.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:05. Stronger after halfway: 1:11 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,072 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:28 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:55v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:40v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 5:10v median +0:12
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:03v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:12v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:19v median +0:17
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 5:16v median +0:12
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 5:40v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 600
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 600 men's teams who finished.