The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Hodkinson & Adam Metcalfe finished 597th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:12:18.
The race faded late: the second half went 1:26 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 9:06Running 1 5:08v median +0:04
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:31v median +0:04
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:51v median +0:10
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:57v median +0:16
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:58v median +0:12
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 5:03v median +0:20
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 5:12v median +0:25
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Block 08 9:43Running 8 5:15v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.