The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Ashenden & Andrew Ashenden finished 333rd of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:15:51.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:52, behind 88% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 5:14v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:26v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:38v median −0:20
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:39v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:45v median −0:24
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:31v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 4:52v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.