The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Smith & Will Eaton finished 553rd of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:31:39.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:39. A harder second half: 1:57 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 10:49Running 1 6:20v median +1:05
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:31v median +0:55
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 5:46v median +0:51
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 6:10v median +1:16
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:39v median +1:36
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 6:02v median +1:04
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 6:46v median +1:45
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 7:38v median +2:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:32
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.