The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Calum Brewster & Derek Bryden finished 405th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:13.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:57. Stronger after halfway: 1:08 better against the middle of the field 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 9:52Running 1 5:39v median +0:15
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:54v median +0:11
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 5:02v median +0:02
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 5:04v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:03v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:09v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 5:08v median +0:00
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Block 08 11:04Running 8 5:13v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.