The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ed Meadows & Thomas Waldron finished 957th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:31:25.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:38 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 7:46, behind 87% 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 11:10Running 1 7:09v median +2:05
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 6:09v median +1:42
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 6:17v median +1:36
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 6:35v median +1:54
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:43v median +1:57
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:38v median +1:55
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 6:37v median +1:50
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 6:57v median +2:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
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.