The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Luke Ellis & Iain Griffiths crossed the line in 1:01:24: 177th of 1,035 men's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations.
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 7:56Running 1 4:09v median −0:55
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 3:45v median −0:42
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 4:07v median −0:34
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Block 04 6:50Running 4 4:02v median −0:39
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Block 05 8:09Running 5 3:55v median −0:51
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 3:54v median −0:49
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Block 07 7:17Running 7 4:02v median −0:45
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Block 08 7:52Running 8 4:02v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
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.