The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Lynch & Matthew Pullin finished 219th of 312 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:17:04.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:40 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:09 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 9:21Running 1 5:24v median +0:18
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:53v median +0:25
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 5:22v median +0:34
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 5:23v median +0:34
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:37v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:37v median +0:49
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:32v median +0:40
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 5:37v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.