The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Kian Gallacher & Craig Howieson at Birmingham 2026: 59:28, 100th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:14, ahead of 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 8:11Running 1 4:12v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:39Running 2 3:39v median −0:48
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Block 03 6:35Running 3 3:52v median −0:49
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Block 04 7:02Running 4 3:48v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:15Running 5 3:53v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:47v median −0:56
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Block 07 6:58Running 7 3:45v median −1:02
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Block 08 7:26Running 8 3:43v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
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.