The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Katie Stringer & Alfie King finished 501st of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:37:39.
The runs carried this race: faster than 28% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 7% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:10. The race faded late: the second half went 9:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:58Running 1 6:26v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:46v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 6:00v median +0:32
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 6:01v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 6:10v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 6:07v median +0:38
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Block 07 13:51Running 7 6:13v median +0:42
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Block 08 17:20Running 8 6:23v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.