The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mohamed Farah & Hajnalka Nandori finished 277th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:21:53, faster than 51% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 27% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:53. A harder second half: 1:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:26Running 1 5:47v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:46v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:04v median −0:25
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 5:01v median −0:27
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:04v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:10v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:01v median −0:33
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 5:12v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.