The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Noel Cox & Stephen Parker finished 927th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:22.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:30 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 10:00Running 1 5:44v median +0:40
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:05v median +0:38
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:48v median +1:07
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 6:09v median +1:28
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:57v median +1:11
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:13v median +1:30
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 6:06v median +1:19
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 6:48v median +2:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.