The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:35 at Birmingham 2026 put James Foster & Joe Spooner 380th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:43. A harder second half: 1:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:44Running 1 5:42v median +0:22
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:48v median +0:08
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 5:12v median +0:14
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 5:17v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:31v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:12v median +0:10
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 5:32v median +0:28
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 5:36v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
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.