The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Ingram & James Hollobone finished 549th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:30:44.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:20. A harder second half: 4:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:13, behind 88% of the field.
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 10:23Running 1 6:08v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 5:31v median +0:55
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:53v median +0:58
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 5:58v median +1:04
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:40v median +1:37
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:31v median +1:33
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Block 07 11:39Running 7 6:43v median +1:42
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 6:31v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.