The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:15 at Birmingham 2026 put Alan Walker & Reeve Jones 562nd of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 34% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:56 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
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 10:22Running 1 6:35v median +1:11
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 6:12v median +1:29
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 7:02v median +2:02
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 7:19v median +2:18
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 7:45v median +2:35
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 7:25v median +2:20
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 7:30v median +2:22
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Block 08 13:24Running 8 8:19v median +3:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:56
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.