The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Lankaster & David Lankaster finished 437th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:09.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:07Running 1 5:58v median +0:43
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:20v median +0:44
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:47v median +0:52
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 5:49v median +0:55
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:46v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:48v median +0:50
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:38v median +0:37
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 5:37v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.