The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lee Dobson & Rachelle Dobson finished 856th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:34.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:29 better against the middle of the field than before it. 8:59 in the roxzone was slower than 87% 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
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Block 01 11:43Running 1 7:16v median +1:26
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 6:07v median +1:01
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 6:04v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 6:08v median +0:43
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:12v median +0:41
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:57v median +0:28
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:54v median +0:21
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 6:13v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.