The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rhys Morton-Steer & Tom Clout finished 850th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:10.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:25. The race faded late: the second half went 2:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 8:17 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
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 8:53Running 1 4:47v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:30v median +1:03
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 5:23v median +0:42
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:36v median +0:55
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:45v median +0:59
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:26v median +0:43
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:30v median +0:43
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 5:44v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
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.