The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Stainer & Gareth Powell finished 422nd of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:48.
The runs carried this race: faster than 42% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 12% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:30 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:38Running 1 6:13v median +0:53
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:01v median +0:21
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 5:03v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 5:03v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:22v median +0:13
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 5:04v median +0:02
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:01v median −0:03
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 5:26v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.