The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Robbie Andrews & James Smith at Birmingham 2026: 1:01:43, 57th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:42 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:36, was faster 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 8:13Running 1 4:18v median −1:06
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Block 02 5:39Running 2 3:43v median −1:00
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Block 03 6:33Running 3 3:51v median −1:09
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 3:52v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:00Running 5 3:56v median −1:14
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Block 06 5:36Running 6 3:59v median −1:06
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Block 07 7:25Running 7 4:00v median −1:08
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Block 08 8:07Running 8 4:05v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 605
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 605 men's teams who finished.