The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:58 at Birmingham 2026 put Felicity Ivory & Ben Francis 370th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 51% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 8:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:36Running 1 5:21v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:37v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:52v median −0:26
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 5:06v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:17v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:38v median +0:18
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Block 07 11:59Running 7 7:25v median +2:05
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Block 08 13:57Running 8 9:37v median +4:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.