The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Maria Paine & Stuart Norgate crossed the line in 1:07:42: 63rd of 560 mixed teams, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:07, ahead of 88% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 0:49 faster than the average race this season, by 1,559 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:37Running 1 4:21v median −1:34
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 3:53v median −1:20
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:10v median −1:19
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 4:08v median −1:20
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:10v median −1:28
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:07v median −1:23
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 4:10v median −1:24
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Block 08 9:38Running 8 4:22v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 560
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 560 mixed teams who finished.