The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:38 at Birmingham 2026 put Rob Stevens & Niki Smith 1,132nd of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:54 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,559 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 12:40Running 1 7:43v median +1:53
-
Block 02 9:16Running 2 6:31v median +1:25
-
Block 03 12:34Running 3 7:03v median +1:37
-
Block 04 13:37Running 4 7:01v median +1:36
-
Block 05 12:50Running 5 7:22v median +1:51
-
Block 06 9:54Running 6 7:29v median +2:00
-
Block 07 13:47Running 7 7:32v median +1:59
-
Block 08 19:15Running 8 8:57v median +3:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:54
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.