The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Don Wilkes & Alex Wilkes finished 431st of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:21:22.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:48. A harder second half: 1:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,072 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:28 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 6:03v median +0:43
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:19v median +0:39
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 5:21v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:30v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:40v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:44v median +0:42
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 5:42v median +0:38
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 5:48v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.