The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Euan Blair & Chris McGroarty finished 118th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:03:57, faster than 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:12 of the median. Time in the roxzone, 4:42, was faster than 85% of the field.
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 8:44Running 1 4:35v median −0:40
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 3:51v median −0:45
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 4:02v median −0:53
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Block 04 7:09Running 4 4:01v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:07v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:57v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 4:05v median −0:56
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Block 08 8:34Running 8 4:13v median −0:51
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.