The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Aidan Boland & Kayleigh Boland crossed the line in 1:09:31: 83rd of 560 mixed teams, faster than 85% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 68% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:59, was faster than 91% 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 8:54Running 1 4:38v median −1:17
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:10v median −1:03
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:39v median −0:50
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Block 04 7:39Running 4 4:28v median −1:00
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:34v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:25v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 4:30v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:54Running 8 4:28v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.