The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacob Gratton & Kian Coughlan finished 117th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 59:56, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:08Running 1 4:21v median −0:43
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 3:48v median −0:39
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Block 03 6:54Running 3 3:48v median −0:53
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Block 04 6:42Running 4 3:50v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:00Running 5 3:48v median −0:58
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Block 06 5:11Running 6 3:45v median −0:58
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Block 07 6:50Running 7 3:51v median −0:56
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Block 08 7:49Running 8 3:43v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.