The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, James Fairhurst & Maisy Groome crossed the line in 1:13:36: 166th of 586 mixed teams, faster than 72% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:35 on the median. A harder second half: 1:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:04Running 1 4:54v median −1:05
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:31v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 4:47v median −0:41
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 4:33v median −0:55
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:01v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:06v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:37v median −0:54
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Block 08 8:55Running 8 4:43v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.