The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:13 at Birmingham 2026 put Ian Norris & Peter Smith 995th of 1,035 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:21 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:47Running 1 6:15v median +1:11
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 5:43v median +1:16
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Block 03 11:10Running 3 6:10v median +1:29
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Block 04 11:53Running 4 6:42v median +2:01
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:25v median +1:39
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:56v median +2:13
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 6:52v median +2:05
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 6:50v median +2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.