The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Briggs & Steve Sutton finished 474th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:35.
On the row the field had the edge, by 0:46. The race faded late: the second half went 1:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:28 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
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 10:21Running 1 6:04v median +0:44
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 5:06v median +0:26
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 5:44v median +0:46
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:53v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:05v median +0:56
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:35v median +0:33
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 5:45v median +0:41
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 6:35v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:28
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.