The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Newton & Adam Newton finished 874th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:44.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:05 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:21Running 1 5:57v median +0:53
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:12v median +0:45
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:42v median +1:01
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:42v median +1:01
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:46v median +1:00
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:42v median +0:59
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 5:38v median +0:51
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 6:07v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.