The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Dec Fissenden & Cassy Hoare at Birmingham 2026: 1:02:26, 27th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:27 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:39, was faster than 94% 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 8:28Running 1 4:38v median −1:11
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Block 02 5:35Running 2 3:54v median −1:09
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Block 03 6:45Running 3 4:12v median −1:06
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Block 04 7:05Running 4 4:22v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:39Running 5 4:33v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:23v median −0:57
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Block 07 7:02Running 7 4:25v median −0:55
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Block 08 8:20Running 8 4:24v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 549
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 549 mixed teams who finished.