The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:08 at Birmingham 2026 put Shin Ark & Kam Virdi 505th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:56. A harder second half: 6:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:09Running 1 5:52v median +0:28
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:56v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 5:07v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 5:07v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:24v median +0:14
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:14v median +0:09
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 5:23v median +0:15
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Block 08 16:07Running 8 5:38v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.