The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Matthew Roach & Olivia Douglas crossed the line in 1:19:00: 220th of 560 mixed teams, faster than 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 43% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:20. The race faded late: the second half went 2:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:39Running 1 5:17v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:45v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:50v median −0:39
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 5:06v median −0:22
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 7:02v median +1:24
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:52v median −0:38
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 4:49v median −0:45
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 4:52v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.