The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:04 at Birmingham 2026 put Joseph Smith & Robert Hughes 188th of 312 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:06 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:19Running 1 4:24v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:17v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 5:07v median +0:19
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 4:48v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:52v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:40v median −0:08
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:33v median −0:19
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 5:07v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 312
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 312 men's teams who finished.