The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lisa Steele & Marc Brown finished 31st of 293 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:05:29, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:22 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:47, ahead of 91% of the field.
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 8:38Running 1 4:36v median −1:15
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 3:57v median −1:13
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 4:10v median −1:10
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:07v median −1:16
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 4:03v median −1:25
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:13v median −1:11
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 4:08v median −1:19
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Block 08 8:50Running 8 4:13v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 293
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 293 mixed teams who finished.