The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:45 at Birmingham 2026 put Alun Jones & Ben Martis-Jones 544th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 37% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 3% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:27 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:07 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 9:53Running 1 5:39v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 4:48v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 5:03v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 5:19v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:18v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:19v median +0:21
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 5:28v median +0:27
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 5:35v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.