The race, in three figures
The race, in words
59:58 at Birmingham 2026 put Barnaby Preston & Jenson Bird 119th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 89% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:32, ahead of 86% of the field.
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 8:31Running 1 4:41v median −0:23
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 3:59v median −0:28
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Block 03 6:32Running 3 4:01v median −0:40
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Block 04 6:54Running 4 4:05v median −0:36
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Block 05 7:59Running 5 4:03v median −0:43
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 4:02v median −0:41
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Block 07 6:25Running 7 3:59v median −0:48
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Block 08 7:58Running 8 3:56v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 677
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 677 men's teams who finished.