The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Seekings & Chris Whale finished 497th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:35.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:32. The race faded late: the second half went 4:24 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 9:39Running 1 5:38v median +0:18
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 4:46v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 5:04v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 5:32v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 6:03v median +0:54
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 6:05v median +1:03
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 6:47v median +1:43
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 6:56v median +1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
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.