The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil Asquith & Josh Swales finished 312th of 312 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:07:33.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:32, behind 99% of the field.
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 13:45Running 1 8:38v median +3:32
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Block 02 10:41Running 2 8:12v median +3:44
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Block 03 14:48Running 3 8:34v median +3:46
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Block 04 15:16Running 4 8:25v median +3:36
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Block 05 14:07Running 5 8:36v median +3:42
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Block 06 10:46Running 6 8:22v median +3:34
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Block 07 17:18Running 7 8:40v median +3:48
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Block 08 18:28Running 8 9:15v median +4:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:32
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.