The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Huw Williams & Francesca Bailey Tait finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:05:48 for 55th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:55 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 4:42, 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 8:59Running 1 4:57v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:20v median −0:43
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:33v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 4:22v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:25v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:27v median −0:53
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:46v median −0:34
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Block 08 8:21Running 8 4:22v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.