The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Lewis Holliday & Regan Smith crossed the line in 1:03:37: 269th of 1,035 men's teams, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:28 faster than the average race this season, by 2,072 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:34v median −0:30
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 3:53v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 3:57v median −0:44
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Block 04 7:04Running 4 3:51v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:55v median −0:51
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:56v median −0:47
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Block 07 7:52Running 7 3:59v median −0:48
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Block 08 7:50Running 8 4:01v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 677
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 677 men's teams who finished.