The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sophie Grove & Andrew Cheung finished 434th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:31:22.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:52 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:31Running 1 6:17v median +0:18
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 5:44v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 6:05v median +0:37
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 6:35v median +1:07
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:48v median +1:17
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 7:01v median +1:32
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 7:53v median +2:22
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 7:44v median +2:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.