The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Lee & George Barker finished 495th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:09:48, faster than 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:42 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 5:09v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:49v median +0:22
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 5:16v median +0:35
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 5:05v median +0:24
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:54v median +0:08
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:06v median +0:23
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Block 07 7:47Running 7 4:46v median −0:01
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 4:43v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
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.