The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:56 at Birmingham 2026 put Kevin Westwood & Steve Brooks 860th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:18, behind 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 9:31Running 1 5:27v median +0:23
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:15v median +0:48
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:51v median +1:10
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 6:20v median +1:39
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 6:09v median +1:23
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 6:20v median +1:37
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 6:34v median +1:47
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 6:38v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.