The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil Brandrick & Matthew Akers finished 711th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:16:29.
The runs carried this race: faster than 43% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 15% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:21 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 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 9:46Running 1 5:23v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:47v median +0:20
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:59v median +0:18
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 5:09v median +0:28
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:02v median +0:16
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:57v median +0:14
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 4:48v median +0:01
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Block 08 9:47Running 8 4:48v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.