The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Sam Mumford & Rhys Ottaway crossed the line in 1:01:02: 165th of 1,035 men's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 72% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:02 quicker than the median and 35th of 1,035.
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 8:16Running 1 4:40v median −0:24
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 3:55v median −0:32
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Block 03 7:03Running 3 4:11v median −0:30
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Block 04 6:40Running 4 4:25v median −0:16
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Block 05 8:12Running 5 4:17v median −0:29
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 4:21v median −0:22
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Block 07 6:51Running 7 4:27v median −0:20
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Block 08 8:08Running 8 4:20v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:37
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.