The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:01 at Birmingham 2026 put George Spencer & Jacob Smallbone 564th of 600 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:28 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 11:18Running 1 7:04v median +1:44
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 6:48v median +2:08
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 7:25v median +2:27
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 7:09v median +2:07
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Block 05 12:38Running 5 7:48v median +2:39
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 7:24v median +2:22
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 7:24v median +2:20
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 7:33v median +2:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:28
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.