The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Ross O'Farrell & Simon Charnock crossed the line in 1:04:06: 98th of 605 men's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 60% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:42, ahead of 90% 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 7:54Running 1 4:02v median −1:22
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 3:39v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:20v median −0:40
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Block 04 7:11Running 4 3:59v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 4:06v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:04v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 4:15v median −0:53
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 4:36v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 605
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 605 men's teams who finished.