The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Hime & Alex Leitch finished 166th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:07:19, faster than 72% of the field.
A harder second half: 1:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:42Running 1 4:50v median −0:30
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 4:09v median −0:31
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 4:33v median −0:25
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 4:24v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:40v median −0:29
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:36v median −0:26
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Block 07 8:07Running 7 4:40v median −0:24
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 4:30v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 600
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 600 men's teams who finished.