The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Binder Bhardwaj & Lindsay Marlow finished 585th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:45:10.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:49 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:15 in the roxzone was slower than 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 11:22Running 1 6:54v median +1:30
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 6:08v median +1:25
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Block 03 11:58Running 3 6:43v median +1:43
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Block 04 12:58Running 4 6:55v median +1:54
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Block 05 13:19Running 5 7:29v median +2:19
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 7:13v median +2:08
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 7:10v median +2:02
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 7:35v median +2:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:15
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.