The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tiernan Dillon & Mark Barry finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:01:10 for 63rd of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 94% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 74% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:29 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:32, ahead of 92% of the field.
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 8:38Running 1 4:46v median −0:34
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 3:47v median −0:53
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Block 03 6:29Running 3 3:52v median −1:06
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Block 04 7:08Running 4 3:51v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 3:52v median −1:17
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:52v median −1:10
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Block 07 7:05Running 7 3:53v median −1:11
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Block 08 7:59Running 8 3:59v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 600
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 600 men's teams who finished.