The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Aaron Smith & Lewis Wainman crossed the line in 1:04:49: 307th of 1,035 men's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:41 quicker than the median and 160th of 1,035. A harder second half: 1:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:57Running 1 4:15v median −0:49
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 3:50v median −0:37
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:19v median −0:22
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Block 04 6:50Running 4 4:20v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 5:17v median +0:31
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:25v median −0:18
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 4:15v median −0:32
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Block 08 8:12Running 8 4:19v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
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.