The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Billy Bradley & Sam Jordan finished 341st of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:16:16.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:08 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:09 better 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 9:58Running 1 5:34v median +0:10
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:50v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:56v median −0:04
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:01v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:03v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 5:00v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 5:01v median −0:07
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Block 08 9:34Running 8 5:10v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
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.