The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:22 at Birmingham 2026 put Stuart Bruce & Joel Sturgess 396th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 59% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:39. A harder second half: 1:21 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 9:58Running 1 5:59v median +0:39
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:31v median +0:51
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 5:46v median +0:48
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 5:47v median +0:45
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 6:00v median +0:51
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 6:02v median +1:00
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 6:02v median +0:58
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Block 08 10:51Running 8 5:48v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.