The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Sam Yearsley & Chloe Parry crossed the line in 1:07:32: 170th of 1,159 mixed teams, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:29 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:01, was faster than 86% 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 9:20Running 1 5:03v median −0:47
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:14v median −0:52
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:16v median −1:10
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 4:15v median −1:10
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:15v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:15v median −1:14
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 4:20v median −1:13
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Block 08 8:01Running 8 4:16v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
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.