The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcus Bailey & Charlie Ware finished 486th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:32.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:18 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:06, behind 94% of the field.
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 10:41Running 1 6:40v median +1:25
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:48v median +1:12
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:57v median +1:02
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 6:09v median +1:15
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 6:11v median +1:08
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 6:10v median +1:12
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:57v median +0:56
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 5:59v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:06
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.