The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:50 at Birmingham 2026 put Lauren Smith & Tayla Smith 984th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 39% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:12. A harder second half: 4:15 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 0:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:23Running 1 7:23v median +1:33
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 6:35v median +1:29
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 6:54v median +1:28
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 6:58v median +1:33
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 7:18v median +1:47
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 7:07v median +1:38
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 7:14v median +1:41
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 7:24v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 662
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 662 mixed teams who finished.