The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Joshua James & Tim Balling crossed the line in 1:07:43: 113th of 312 men's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 82% of the field across all eight, against 49% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:46 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:04 better against the middle of the field 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 9:09Running 1 5:06v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:36v median +0:08
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:55v median +0:07
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 4:46v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:50v median −0:04
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:38v median −0:10
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Block 07 7:26Running 7 4:41v median −0:11
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Block 08 8:56Running 8 5:15v median +0:20
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.