The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Brady & Louise Brady finished 110th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:09:18, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:03, was faster than 87% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 0:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 5:00v median −0:59
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:08v median −1:06
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 4:17v median −1:11
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Block 04 8:19Running 4 4:18v median −1:10
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:21v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:20v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:21v median −1:10
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Block 08 8:50Running 8 4:21v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
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.