The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah Higginson & Gregg Nixon finished 242nd of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:18:00, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:21. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 better 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 9:57Running 1 5:37v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:50v median −0:13
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:01v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 4:56v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:18v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:58v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 4:59v median −0:21
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 5:04v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 549
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 549 mixed teams who finished.