The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Lovell & Finlay Lovell finished 92nd of 312 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:05:30, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:40, ahead of 86% 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 8:37Running 1 4:40v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:08v median −0:20
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Block 03 7:24Running 3 4:21v median −0:27
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 4:20v median −0:29
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:16v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:26v median −0:22
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 4:24v median −0:28
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Block 08 8:27Running 8 4:07v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 312
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 312 men's teams who finished.