The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:30 at Birmingham 2026 put Leanne Knappett & Neil Akehurst 337th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 0:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:33Running 1 6:22v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:58v median +0:45
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 6:20v median +0:51
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 6:13v median +0:45
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:42v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:39v median +0:09
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 6:10v median +0:36
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 5:39v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.