The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mitchell Grenfell-Williams & Natalie Grenfell-Williams finished 160th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:15:35, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:52Running 1 5:28v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:44v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 4:56v median −0:33
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 4:53v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:49v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:44v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:51v median −0:43
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 4:51v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.