The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:43 at Birmingham 2026 put Jonathan Lee & Blake Sherman 499th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 35% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. A harder second half: 5:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:34 in the roxzone was slower than 85% 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 9:03Running 1 5:14v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 5:01v median +0:21
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 6:07v median +1:09
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 6:08v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 6:38v median +1:29
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:34v median +1:32
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Block 07 11:52Running 7 6:49v median +1:45
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 7:04v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.