The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:40 at Birmingham 2026 put Lucy May & Jensen King 368th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:34 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 10:14Running 1 5:46v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:09v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:22v median −0:07
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 5:28v median +0:00
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:02v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:25v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 5:41v median +0:07
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 5:26v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:34
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.