The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tony Dix & Kelly Pardoe finished 35th of 293 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:06:36, faster than 88% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:07 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:50, ahead of 90% 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 9:14Running 1 5:00v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:07v median −1:03
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:13v median −1:07
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Block 04 7:24Running 4 4:14v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:12v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:12v median −1:12
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:15v median −1:12
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Block 08 8:31Running 8 4:13v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.