The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Wilfred Goodhart & William Perkins at Birmingham 2026: 59:08, 87th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 68% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:13, was faster than 95% 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 8:08Running 1 4:17v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:23Running 2 3:38v median −0:49
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Block 03 6:52Running 3 3:44v median −0:57
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Block 04 6:50Running 4 3:44v median −0:57
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:44v median −1:02
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Block 06 5:07Running 6 3:42v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:23Running 7 3:42v median −1:05
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Block 08 7:30Running 8 3:43v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 677
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 677 men's teams who finished.