The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Williams & Romany Hughes finished 524th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:49:13.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:42 in the roxzone was slower than 91% 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 12:21Running 1 8:20v median +2:25
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Block 02 11:08Running 2 8:32v median +3:19
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Block 03 12:31Running 3 8:50v median +3:21
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 8:52v median +3:24
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Block 05 13:15Running 5 8:55v median +3:17
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Block 06 11:22Running 6 8:39v median +3:09
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Block 07 12:38Running 7 8:58v median +3:24
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Block 08 14:18Running 8 9:54v median +4:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:42
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.