The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:51 at Birmingham 2026 put Matthew Spanton & Llewellyn Boucher 241st of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:49 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:58Running 1 4:46v median −0:29
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 4:03v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 4:32v median −0:23
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Block 04 7:51Running 4 4:28v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:36v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:29v median −0:29
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 4:27v median −0:34
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 4:57v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.