The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Moore & Sam Watson finished 558th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:32:35.
A station race more than a running one: 37% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:42. A harder second half: 7:39 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 10:45Running 1 6:43v median +1:28
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:50v median +1:14
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 6:23v median +1:28
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 6:30v median +1:36
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 6:53v median +1:50
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Block 06 8:46Running 6 6:47v median +1:49
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 6:55v median +1:54
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Block 08 16:20Running 8 11:11v median +6:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.