The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Hoadley & Tom Rice finished 491st of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:11.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:52 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:16Running 1 5:15v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:05v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:30v median +0:32
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 6:06v median +1:04
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:51v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:57v median +0:55
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 6:14v median +1:10
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 7:06v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.