The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Joseph Tolson & Nicholas Bamford crossed the line in 1:13:54: 284th of 605 men's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 26% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:02. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:29Running 1 4:33v median −0:51
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 4:24v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 5:03v median +0:03
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 4:48v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:01v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:48v median −0:17
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 4:51v median −0:17
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 4:55v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.