The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Andrew Taylor & Stuart Mulrooney crossed the line in 1:09:31: 483rd of 1,035 men's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 26% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:51Running 1 4:54v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:14v median −0:13
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 4:20v median −0:21
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Block 04 7:58Running 4 4:18v median −0:23
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:19v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:22v median −0:21
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:23v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 4:36v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
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.