The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cate Alvey & Ben Stanton finished 72nd of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:06:07, faster than 88% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 99% of the field beaten on the stations, against 78% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:37 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 5:03v median −0:56
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:29v median −0:45
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Block 03 7:09Running 3 4:52v median −0:36
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Block 04 7:39Running 4 4:48v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 5:02v median −0:29
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 4:43v median −0:46
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:55v median −0:36
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Block 08 8:20Running 8 4:42v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 586
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 586 mixed teams who finished.