The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ian Campbell & Kevin Smith finished 432nd of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:21:45.
The runs carried this race: faster than 40% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 15% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:16 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 10:06Running 1 5:49v median +0:25
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:50v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:11v median +0:11
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 5:10v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:24v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:16v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 5:22v median +0:14
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 5:44v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.