The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Lee & Mark Waterfield finished 468th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:05.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:40 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:28 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 9:01Running 1 5:05v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:23v median +0:43
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 5:59v median +1:01
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 6:08v median +1:06
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 6:12v median +1:03
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:45v median +0:43
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 5:47v median +0:43
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Block 08 12:49Running 8 6:54v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.