The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Wilson & Dale Perry finished 379th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:18:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:16. The race faded late: the second half went 1:07 worse 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 9:20Running 1 5:14v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:45v median +0:02
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 5:12v median +0:12
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 5:09v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:11v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 4:54v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:23v median +0:15
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 5:05v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.