The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Read & Connor Mckay finished 416th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:26.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:38 quicker than the median and 120th of 600. A harder second half: 3:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 5:36v median +0:16
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 5:08v median +0:28
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 5:29v median +0:31
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Block 04 8:21Running 4 5:37v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:44v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 6:10v median +1:08
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 6:16v median +1:12
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 7:03v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 600
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 600 men's teams who finished.