The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Jakes & Paul Hipkiss finished 790th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:01.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:31. A harder second half: 1:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 5:36v median +0:32
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:08v median +0:41
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:23v median +0:42
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 5:34v median +0:53
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:47v median +1:01
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:25v median +0:42
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:27v median +0:40
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 5:50v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.