The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:56 at Birmingham 2026 put Steve Smith & andy hickman 595th of 605 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:11 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:48 in the roxzone was slower than 98% 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 11:28Running 1 6:57v median +1:42
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 6:52v median +2:16
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 7:10v median +2:15
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 7:06v median +2:12
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Block 05 12:38Running 5 7:01v median +1:58
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 7:10v median +2:12
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Block 07 14:14Running 7 7:27v median +2:26
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 7:50v median +2:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
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.