The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike McMahon & Mark Aitken finished 509th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:29:02.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:38 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:17 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
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Block 01 10:33Running 1 6:19v median +0:55
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:46v median +1:03
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 6:07v median +1:07
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 6:04v median +1:03
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 6:19v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:16v median +1:11
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 6:19v median +1:11
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 6:26v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.