The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Abbott & Oliver Norman finished 434th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:21:25.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:42. A harder second half: 1:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:01Running 1 5:48v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 5:18v median +0:38
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:33v median +0:35
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:37v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:47v median +0:38
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:34v median +0:32
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 5:45v median +0:41
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Block 08 12:05Running 8 5:59v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 600
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 600 men's teams who finished.