The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Nicol & Ben James finished 275th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:11:16, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:40 quicker than the median and 65th of 605.
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
-
Block 01 9:01Running 1 5:11v median −0:04
-
Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:48v median +0:12
-
Block 03 7:58Running 3 5:02v median +0:07
-
Block 04 7:43Running 4 4:58v median +0:04
-
Block 05 9:29Running 5 5:10v median +0:07
-
Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:05v median +0:07
-
Block 07 8:07Running 7 5:04v median +0:03
-
Block 08 8:54Running 8 5:07v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.