The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jay McLauchlan & Nick Payne finished 505th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:20.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:50 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:39 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 10:24Running 1 5:53v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:57v median +1:17
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 6:20v median +1:22
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 6:16v median +1:14
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 6:04v median +0:55
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:08v median +1:06
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 6:02v median +0:58
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 6:10v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.