The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Chinn & Max Denholm finished 544th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:10:57.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:28 faster than the average race this season, by 2,072 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 5:09v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:20v median −0:07
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:25v median −0:16
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Block 04 7:46Running 4 4:19v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:40v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:25v median −0:18
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:26v median −0:21
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Block 08 8:57Running 8 4:34v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.