The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Keith Davies & Ed Emmett finished 99th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:03:13, faster than 84% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 74% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:46, was faster than 86% of the field.
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 8:54Running 1 5:08v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 4:20v median −0:20
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 4:28v median −0:30
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Block 04 7:10Running 4 4:32v median −0:30
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:28v median −0:41
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:27v median −0:35
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Block 07 7:11Running 7 4:28v median −0:36
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Block 08 8:06Running 8 4:31v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
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.