The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Gareth Orriss & Sam Tasker crossed the line in 1:12:30: 274th of 600 men's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations.
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 9:26Running 1 5:09v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:20v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:37v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:44v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:55v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:51v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 4:55v median −0:09
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Block 08 9:43Running 8 5:01v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.