The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:47 at Birmingham 2026 put Iain Ward & Simon Masters 484th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 40% of the field across all eight, against 14% on the runs. On the row the field had the edge, by 0:30. A harder second half: 1:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:11Running 1 5:58v median +0:34
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:16v median +0:33
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:48v median +0:48
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 6:00v median +0:59
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 7:02v median +1:52
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 6:33v median +1:28
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 6:36v median +1:28
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 6:20v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.