The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dominic Cowley & Richard Board finished 497th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:25:23.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:59, behind 85% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:28 faster than the average race this season, by 2,072 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 6:08v median +0:53
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:19v median +0:43
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 5:42v median +0:47
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Block 04 9:27Running 4 5:35v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:45v median +0:42
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 5:53v median +0:55
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 5:54v median +0:53
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Block 08 12:14Running 8 6:31v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.