The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Gibson & Carl Sheard finished 583rd of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:48:26.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:20 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:43 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
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 11:52Running 1 6:55v median +1:35
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:49v median +1:09
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Block 03 11:47Running 3 6:17v median +1:19
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Block 04 12:56Running 4 6:14v median +1:12
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Block 05 13:36Running 5 7:39v median +2:30
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 7:05v median +2:03
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 7:09v median +2:05
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Block 08 16:27Running 8 9:31v median +4:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:43
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.