The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:11:21 at Birmingham 2026 put Mary Dixon & Mark Dixon 580th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:09, behind 95% of the field.
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 13:59Running 1 8:58v median +2:59
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 7:52v median +2:38
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Block 03 13:59Running 3 8:11v median +2:43
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Block 04 17:36Running 4 8:24v median +2:56
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Block 05 15:02Running 5 9:30v median +3:59
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Block 06 11:16Running 6 8:49v median +3:20
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Block 07 18:49Running 7 8:51v median +3:20
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Block 08 19:00Running 8 10:06v median +4:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:09
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.