The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:34 at Birmingham 2026 put Tom Hardman & Ste Williams 526th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:42. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:03Running 1 4:46v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:18v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:35v median −0:06
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 4:34v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:35v median −0:11
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:36v median −0:07
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 4:35v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 4:45v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.