The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:16 at Birmingham 2026 put Ben Pirie & Nichola Rowe 941st of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 38% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:35 better against the middle of the field than before it. 8:51 in the roxzone was slower than 86% 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 11:37Running 1 7:27v median +1:37
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 6:20v median +1:14
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Block 03 11:43Running 3 6:30v median +1:04
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 6:27v median +1:02
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:27v median +0:56
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:29v median +1:00
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 6:30v median +0:57
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 6:52v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
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.