The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Joe Elsworth & Aaron Thompson crossed the line in 1:06:41: 104th of 312 men's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median.
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 8:17Running 1 4:25v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:14v median −0:14
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:56v median +0:08
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Block 04 7:31Running 4 4:40v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:50v median −0:04
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:41v median −0:07
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Block 07 7:22Running 7 4:49v median −0:03
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Block 08 8:45Running 8 4:54v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:04
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.