The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Jones & Mark Cox finished 745th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:18:04.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:42 quicker than the median and 57th of 1,035. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:50 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 10:20Running 1 6:20v median +1:16
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 5:18v median +0:51
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 5:39v median +0:58
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 5:39v median +0:58
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:36v median +0:50
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:15v median +0:32
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 5:09v median +0:22
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Block 08 9:41Running 8 5:09v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.