The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Sam Lawson & Mark Blunt crossed the line in 1:06:28: 148th of 600 men's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 79% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 58% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:16 of the median.
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 8:55Running 1 4:47v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:03v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:32Running 3 4:14v median −0:44
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 4:23v median −0:39
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:21v median −0:48
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:17v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:29v median −0:35
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Block 08 8:57Running 8 4:37v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.