The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicholas Connolly & Thomas Twaites finished 519th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:47.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:54 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
-
Block 01 10:23Running 1 6:21v median +1:01
-
Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:54v median +1:14
-
Block 03 9:46Running 3 6:41v median +1:43
-
Block 04 10:06Running 4 7:12v median +2:10
-
Block 05 11:33Running 5 7:05v median +1:56
-
Block 06 8:45Running 6 7:03v median +2:01
-
Block 07 10:55Running 7 7:01v median +1:57
-
Block 08 11:18Running 8 6:32v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 600
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 600 men's teams who finished.