The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Barry Brown & Gordon Macdonald crossed the line in 1:12:19: 299th of 605 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Paced to finish: the second half went 1:33 better 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 9:15Running 1 4:59v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:28v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 4:55v median +0:00
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:51v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:52v median −0:11
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:44v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:03Running 7 4:42v median −0:19
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Block 08 8:57Running 8 4:53v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.