The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:13 at Birmingham 2026 put Niamh McDonnell & Hugh McIlvaney 425th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:09 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:30Running 1 5:50v median −0:09
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 5:10v median −0:04
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 6:16v median +0:48
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:49v median +0:21
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:36v median +1:05
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:06v median +0:37
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:56v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 6:17v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 586
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 586 mixed teams who finished.