The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Reay & Ben Corker finished 876th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:24:52.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. 7:50 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
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
-
Block 01 14:01Running 1 9:54v median +4:50
-
Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:16v median +0:49
-
Block 03 9:24Running 3 6:06v median +1:25
-
Block 04 8:17Running 4 5:35v median +0:54
-
Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:24v median +1:38
-
Block 06 6:49Running 6 5:26v median +0:43
-
Block 07 9:45Running 7 5:32v median +0:45
-
Block 08 10:36Running 8 5:32v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:50
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.