The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:50 at Birmingham 2026 put Matt Merriman & Lewis Kerry 512th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 7:58 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 5:28v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:24v median +0:48
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:46v median +0:51
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 5:55v median +1:01
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 5:59v median +0:56
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:22v median +1:24
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 6:40v median +1:39
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 6:25v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.