The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Day & Matt Windeatt finished 369th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:16:02.
Legs and stations told different stories: 47% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:37 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:20 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 9:52Running 1 5:48v median +0:33
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:48v median +0:12
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:59v median +0:04
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:50v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 5:02v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:58v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:54v median −0:07
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 5:07v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
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.