The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Pettigrew & Anthony Woodcock finished 396th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:19:45.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 26% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:44 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 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 10:37Running 1 6:20v median +0:56
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 5:11v median +0:28
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 5:38v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 5:49v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:43v median +0:33
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:42v median +0:37
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 5:39v median +0:31
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 5:47v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.