The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ged Mcgrath & Madeleine McGrath finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:04:28 for 97th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:45, was faster than 92% 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 8:54Running 1 4:41v median −1:09
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 3:56v median −1:10
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Block 03 7:16Running 3 4:03v median −1:23
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 4:06v median −1:19
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:05v median −1:26
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:57v median −1:32
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Block 07 7:21Running 7 4:03v median −1:30
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Block 08 7:43Running 8 3:56v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 662
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 662 mixed teams who finished.