The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Antony Knight & Charlie Appleby finished 86th of 312 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:05:14, faster than 72% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 61% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:41 on the median. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:29Running 1 4:47v median −0:19
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 4:24v median −0:04
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 4:38v median −0:10
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 4:27v median −0:22
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Block 05 8:19Running 5 4:24v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:38v median −0:10
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 5:10v median +0:18
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 4:37v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 312
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 312 men's teams who finished.