The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcus Philpott & Jonathan Carpenter finished 490th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:25:00.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:11. A harder second half: 3:56 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 9:57Running 1 5:35v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:09v median +0:33
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:30v median +0:35
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 5:44v median +0:50
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:39v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:47v median +0:49
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 6:04v median +1:03
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 6:05v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.