The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Stephen Millar & Jonathan Lymer crossed the line in 1:01:25: 178th 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, 65% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:39 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:33, ahead of 86% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:28 faster than the average race this season, by 2,072 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:29v median −0:35
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 3:53v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:08Running 3 3:50v median −0:51
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Block 04 7:02Running 4 3:57v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:11Running 5 3:50v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:19Running 6 3:57v median −0:46
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Block 07 7:05Running 7 4:02v median −0:45
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Block 08 7:51Running 8 3:57v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.