The race, in three figures
The race, in words
matt Tromans & Graham Careless finished 455th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:21:58.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:08 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:22Running 1 6:46v median +1:31
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:42v median +1:06
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 5:49v median +0:54
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 5:37v median +0:43
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:29v median +0:26
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:20v median +0:22
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 5:27v median +0:26
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 5:49v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.