The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, John Ramsbottom & Yasar Nawaz crossed the line in 1:05:50: 342nd of 1,035 men's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations.
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 8:24Running 1 4:25v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 3:50v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 4:07v median −0:34
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Block 04 7:26Running 4 4:17v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:28v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:20v median −0:23
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:08v median −0:39
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Block 08 8:36Running 8 4:24v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
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.