The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mustafa Ali & Kofi Adade finished 950th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:30:37.
The stations carried this race: faster than 33% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:38, behind 85% 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 9:44Running 1 5:24v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 6:03v median +1:36
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 7:04v median +2:23
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 7:06v median +2:25
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:48v median +2:02
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Block 06 10:02Running 6 8:11v median +3:28
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 7:27v median +2:40
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Block 08 11:38Running 8 6:46v median +2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.