The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Matthew Lees & Mark Hempel crossed the line in 1:06:11: 366th of 1,035 men's teams, faster than 65% 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 8:46Running 1 4:52v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 4:18v median −0:09
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 4:30v median −0:11
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Block 04 7:46Running 4 4:30v median −0:11
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:40v median −0:06
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:31v median −0:12
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:45v median −0:02
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Block 08 8:54Running 8 4:44v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.