The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:30 at Birmingham 2026 put George Spires & Paul Spires 529th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:11 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 10:56Running 1 6:33v median +1:13
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:45v median +1:05
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 6:18v median +1:20
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 6:12v median +1:10
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:22v median +1:13
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 6:20v median +1:18
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 6:26v median +1:22
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 6:21v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.