The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Thomas & Carl Simpson finished 309th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:15:26.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:41 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:44Running 1 4:47v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:11v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 5:18v median +0:18
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 5:02v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:59v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:12v median +0:07
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:26v median +0:18
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 5:21v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.