The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kevan BIRD & Andrew Thomas finished 589th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:51:47.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:58 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:08, behind 95% of the field.
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 12:06Running 1 7:35v median +2:15
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Block 02 10:28Running 2 7:41v median +3:01
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Block 03 12:02Running 3 8:23v median +3:25
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Block 04 12:31Running 4 8:53v median +3:51
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Block 05 14:30Running 5 8:57v median +3:48
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Block 06 11:10Running 6 9:04v median +4:02
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Block 07 15:15Running 7 9:36v median +4:32
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 8:47v median +3:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:08
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.