The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:03:50 at Birmingham 2026 put Alex Board & Tommy Callaghan 117th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:06 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:42, ahead of 85% 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 9:14Running 1 4:50v median −0:25
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 3:58v median −0:38
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Block 03 6:57Running 3 4:05v median −0:50
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Block 04 7:08Running 4 3:58v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:02v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 3:55v median −1:03
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 4:07v median −0:54
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Block 08 8:06Running 8 4:10v median −0:54
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.