The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacob Fenwick-Read & Glen Read finished 537th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:23.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 2:21 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:47Running 1 5:57v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:07v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 5:15v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 5:22v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:21v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:18v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:24v median +0:23
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 5:28v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.