The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:09 at Birmingham 2026 put Matt Bowring & Rhys Thomas 363rd of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:26. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:34Running 1 5:29v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:42v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 5:00v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:51v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:54v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:58v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:08v median +0:00
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 5:05v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.