The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke Smith & Rhys Mellens finished 483rd of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:25:46.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:13 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:17 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 10:23Running 1 5:53v median +0:33
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 5:03v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:36v median +0:38
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 5:53v median +0:51
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:53v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:38v median +0:36
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 5:34v median +0:30
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 5:56v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.