The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Aston & Rudolf Forrai finished 503rd of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:44.
The stations carried this race: faster than 34% of the field across all eight, against 14% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:35 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:52, behind 87% of the field.
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
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Block 01 12:52Running 1 8:26v median +3:02
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:23v median +0:40
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 5:39v median +0:39
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 5:44v median +0:43
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:54v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:56v median +0:51
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 5:57v median +0:49
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 6:39v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.