The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Owen Wilkinson & Tayla Smith finished 315th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:15:44.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:28 faster than the average race this season, by 2,072 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:09Running 1 6:03v median +0:39
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:12v median +0:29
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 5:17v median +0:17
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Block 04 8:30Running 4 5:14v median +0:13
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:20v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:17v median +0:12
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 5:04v median −0:04
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 5:20v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.