The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:55 at Birmingham 2026 put Blaine Smith & Josh Weaver 366th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 27% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:22Running 1 5:30v median +0:15
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:42v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 5:16v median +0:21
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 5:32v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:49v median +0:46
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:38v median +0:40
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 5:55v median +0:54
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 5:52v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.