The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:33 at Birmingham 2026 put Gareth James & Alis James 910th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 37% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:53Running 1 6:19v median +0:29
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:22v median +0:16
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 5:49v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 5:57v median +0:32
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:00v median +0:29
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 5:43v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 5:35v median +0:02
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Block 08 12:45Running 8 5:32v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.