The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:46 at Birmingham 2026 put Luke Smith & Adam Smith 267th of 312 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:30. A harder second half: 4:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:36Running 1 5:34v median +0:28
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 5:10v median +0:42
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:45v median +0:57
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 6:12v median +1:23
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:36v median +1:42
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 7:00v median +2:12
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 6:14v median +1:22
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Block 08 12:08Running 8 7:18v median +2:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.