The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacob Robinson & Harry Gilfillan finished 401st of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:00.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:37 quicker than the median and 117th of 605. Stronger after halfway: 1:55 better against the middle of the field 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 10:28Running 1 6:26v median +1:02
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:40v median +0:57
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 5:43v median +0:43
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 5:40v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:54v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:39v median +0:34
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 5:48v median +0:40
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 5:58v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 605
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 605 men's teams who finished.