The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Ockenden & Richard Hills finished 936th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:29:00.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 7:36 in the roxzone was slower than 85% 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
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Block 01 10:37Running 1 6:21v median +1:17
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:41v median +1:14
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:56v median +1:15
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 5:54v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 6:15v median +1:29
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:58v median +1:15
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 5:59v median +1:12
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Block 08 12:56Running 8 6:17v median +1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
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.