The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Donna Matthews & James Scholes finished 860th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:51.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:58.
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 10:49Running 1 6:38v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 6:16v median +1:10
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 6:13v median +0:47
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 7:29v median +2:04
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 6:03v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:59v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 5:55v median +0:22
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 6:15v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.