The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:52 at Birmingham 2026 put Josh Smithers & Mason Chandler 364th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 57% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 36% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:45 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:28 faster than the average race this season, by 2,072 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 4:41v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:12v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 4:41v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:45v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 4:56v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 5:03v median +0:05
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 5:15v median +0:14
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 5:12v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.