The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Sibley & Joshua Charlton finished 245th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:11:11, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:58v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:38v median −0:02
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 4:56v median −0:02
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 5:01v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 5:17v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:22v median +0:20
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 5:15v median +0:11
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 5:18v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.