The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Dickens & John Francis finished 371st of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:16:05.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:40Running 1 4:28v median −0:47
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:24v median −0:12
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Block 03 12:44Running 3 9:28v median +4:33
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:54v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:17v median +0:14
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:46v median −0:12
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 4:38v median −0:23
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 5:01v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
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.