The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:30 at Birmingham 2026 put Gruffudd Jones & James Gosling 574th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 32% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:42 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:14, behind 88% of the field.
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 13:35Running 1 9:06v median +3:51
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Block 02 10:43Running 2 8:34v median +3:58
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 7:08v median +2:13
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 6:57v median +2:03
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:48v median +1:45
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:40v median +1:42
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 6:59v median +1:58
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 7:17v median +2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.