The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Watterson & Sam Spaxman finished 766th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:19:05.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:17 from the median.
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 9:49Running 1 6:01v median +0:57
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:19v median +0:52
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 5:45v median +1:04
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 5:58v median +1:17
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 6:09v median +1:23
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:57v median +1:14
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 5:43v median +0:56
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:41v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.