The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rauf Shaikh & Eesa Kazi finished 972nd of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:05.
Legs and stations told different stories: 23% of the field beaten on the runs, 1% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:35 behind the median. 9:43 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 10:28Running 1 5:37v median +0:33
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 5:09v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:40v median +0:59
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:29v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 5:21v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:37v median +0:54
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 5:47v median +1:00
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Block 08 14:46Running 8 5:53v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:43
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.