The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:28 at Birmingham 2026 put Harry Gordon & Matthew Warner 521st of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. A harder second half: 7:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:51, behind 99% of the field.
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 8:23Running 1 4:33v median −0:31
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 3:50v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:21Running 3 4:05v median −0:36
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Block 04 6:58Running 4 3:55v median −0:46
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Block 05 7:59Running 5 3:45v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:36Running 6 3:52v median −0:51
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:02v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:47Running 8 4:24v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:51
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.