The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Wibberley & Connor Flynn finished 555th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:32:15.
A station race more than a running one: 26% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:08, behind 87% 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 10:42Running 1 6:39v median +1:24
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:58v median +1:22
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 7:11v median +2:16
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 7:19v median +2:25
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 7:11v median +2:08
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:43v median +1:45
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 6:50v median +1:49
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 6:49v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.