The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Mike Irwin & Scott Desborough crossed the line in 1:08:15: 187th of 600 men's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median.
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
-
Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:49v median −0:31
-
Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:15v median −0:25
-
Block 03 7:53Running 3 4:29v median −0:29
-
Block 04 7:35Running 4 4:28v median −0:34
-
Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:30v median −0:39
-
Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:37v median −0:25
-
Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:38v median −0:26
-
Block 08 9:01Running 8 4:37v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.