The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:58 at Birmingham 2026 put Matt Smith & Jonny Bretherton 454th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:11. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:03 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:34v median +0:19
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:50v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:18v median +0:23
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 5:16v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:24v median +0:21
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 5:08v median +0:10
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 5:22v median +0:21
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 5:31v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:03
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.