The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:56 at Birmingham 2026 put Paul Bytheway & Andy Lane 359th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:36 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field 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 9:38Running 1 5:41v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:41v median −0:02
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 5:00v median +0:00
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 5:02v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:07v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:06v median +0:01
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:09v median +0:01
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Block 08 9:37Running 8 5:23v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.