The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:41 at Birmingham 2026 put Lauren Grant & Oscar Chapman 504th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 32% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:10 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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
-
Block 01 10:30Running 1 6:22v median +0:33
-
Block 02 10:38Running 2 6:34v median +1:31
-
Block 03 10:14Running 3 6:39v median +1:21
-
Block 04 10:15Running 4 7:05v median +1:46
-
Block 05 12:26Running 5 7:15v median +1:50
-
Block 06 8:43Running 6 7:02v median +1:42
-
Block 07 12:14Running 7 7:31v median +2:11
-
Block 08 13:38Running 8 7:46v median +2:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:10
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.