The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Johnson & James Amos finished 344th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:14:53.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:26Running 1 5:32v median +0:17
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:44v median +0:08
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 5:19v median +0:24
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 5:01v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:12v median +0:14
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:49v median +0:48
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 6:02v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.