The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:45 at Birmingham 2026 put Luke Smith & Josh Raden 539th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:41Running 1 4:45v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:14v median −0:13
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Block 03 7:32Running 3 4:19v median −0:22
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:19v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:34v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:24v median −0:19
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Block 07 7:51Running 7 4:27v median −0:20
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 4:25v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
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.