The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Conor Gleeson & Sophie Bryant finished 69th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:08:31, faster than 88% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:07 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:53, was faster than 92% of the field.
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 8:58Running 1 4:48v median −1:07
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:14v median −0:59
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Block 03 8:04Running 3 4:16v median −1:13
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Block 04 7:49Running 4 4:16v median −1:12
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:16v median −1:22
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:26v median −1:04
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:15v median −1:19
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Block 08 8:37Running 8 4:21v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.