The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil Shuter & Wayne Ollenrenshaw finished 453rd of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:22:59.
The stations carried this race: faster than 45% of the field across all eight, against 19% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:02. A harder second half: 2:12 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 10:34Running 1 6:42v median +1:18
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:40v median +0:57
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 5:38v median +0:38
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 5:45v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 6:11v median +1:01
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:59v median +0:54
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 5:55v median +0:47
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 6:10v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 605
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 605 men's teams who finished.