The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Elin Williams & Owain Williams crossed the line in 1:15:01: 181st of 586 mixed teams, faster than 69% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:12 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:04Running 1 5:41v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:41v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 4:44v median −0:44
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:49v median −0:39
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:40v median −0:51
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:45v median −0:44
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Block 07 9:09Running 7 4:53v median −0:38
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Block 08 9:38Running 8 4:55v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.