The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Thomas & James Martin finished 392nd of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:19:10.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:16 of the median.
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 10:30Running 1 6:23v median +1:03
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 5:20v median +0:40
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 5:32v median +0:34
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 5:38v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:39v median +0:30
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:43v median +0:41
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 5:32v median +0:28
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 5:44v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.