The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, James Layton & Samuel Sheardown crossed the line in 1:03:47: 275th of 1,035 men's teams, faster than 73% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:30 behind the median.
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 8:14Running 1 4:16v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 3:41v median −0:46
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 3:59v median −0:42
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Block 04 7:11Running 4 3:53v median −0:48
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 4:07v median −0:39
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 4:04v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:18Running 7 4:03v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:29Running 8 3:58v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.