The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:33 at Birmingham 2026 put Francesca Ruggeri & Christopher Myers 301st of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 59% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:22 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:29Running 1 5:40v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:53v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 5:04v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 5:02v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:03v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:12v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 5:04v median −0:16
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 5:28v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.