The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathew Froggatt & Noel Kelly finished 279th of 312 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:03.
Legs and stations told different stories: 27% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:37. A harder second half: 3:40 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 10:01Running 1 5:34v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:56v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:14v median +0:26
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:12v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:20v median +0:26
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:26v median +0:38
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:32v median +0:40
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 5:57v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.