The race, in three figures
The race, in words
paul jones & Gary Arnold finished 475th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:44.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:51 in the roxzone was slower than 88% 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 10:30Running 1 6:27v median +1:07
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:39v median +0:59
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 5:42v median +0:44
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 5:59v median +0:57
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 6:24v median +1:15
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:57v median +0:55
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 6:15v median +1:11
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 6:14v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
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.