The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, James Barber & Ben Whitehead crossed the line in 1:06:25: 377th of 1,035 men's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:31Running 1 4:31v median −0:33
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 3:59v median −0:28
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:14v median −0:27
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 4:23v median −0:18
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:30v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:26v median −0:17
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:27v median −0:20
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 4:34v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
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.