The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:39 at Birmingham 2026 put Lauren Foord & Lee Monaghan 460th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 35% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:34, behind 85% 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 10:33Running 1 6:20v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 5:58v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 6:09v median +0:51
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 5:57v median +0:38
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:25v median +1:00
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 6:17v median +0:57
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Block 07 11:50Running 7 7:19v median +1:59
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 9:54v median +4:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.