The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dylan Wright & Fin Lynch finished 200th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:02:11, faster than 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 58% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:16 of the median. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 4:19v median −0:45
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Block 02 5:38Running 2 3:42v median −0:45
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Block 03 6:51Running 3 3:51v median −0:50
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Block 04 6:58Running 4 3:57v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 4:00v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:59v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 4:03v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:00Running 8 3:58v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.