The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Thomas & Adam Sheldon finished 334th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:14:26.
The stations carried this race: faster than 69% of the field across all eight, against 32% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:56 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:08Running 1 6:02v median +0:47
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 5:06v median +0:30
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 5:18v median +0:23
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 5:25v median +0:31
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 5:22v median +0:19
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 5:22v median +0:24
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 5:20v median +0:19
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Block 08 9:26Running 8 5:27v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.