The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lewys Willacott & Tom Neville finished 123rd of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:04:46, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:28 faster than the average race this season, by 2,072 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:37Running 1 4:32v median −0:48
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 3:48v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 4:00v median −0:58
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Block 04 7:18Running 4 3:56v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:00v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:36Running 6 3:58v median −1:04
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 4:06v median −0:58
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Block 08 8:28Running 8 4:09v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
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.