The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Pritchard & Paul Lanyon finished 469th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:17.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 14% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 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 10:25Running 1 6:28v median +1:08
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:52v median +1:12
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 6:19v median +1:21
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 6:21v median +1:19
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 6:14v median +1:05
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 6:08v median +1:06
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 6:11v median +1:07
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 6:24v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.