The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Richards & Lee Richards finished 501st of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:29.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:44 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:46Running 1 6:26v median +1:02
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:24v median +0:41
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:35v median +0:35
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 5:45v median +0:44
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:09v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:55v median +0:50
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 5:32v median +0:24
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 5:30v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.