The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Fairburn & Rob Bristow finished 540th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:35.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:53. A harder second half: 2:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:12Running 1 5:55v median +0:40
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:14v median +0:38
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 5:24v median +0:29
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 5:29v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:38v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:42v median +0:44
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Block 07 12:34Running 7 6:05v median +1:04
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 6:13v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.