The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:43 at Birmingham 2026 put Hiren Patel & Tessa Pearce 1,054th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 27% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:22 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:24, behind 90% 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 11:18Running 1 6:53v median +1:03
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 6:36v median +1:30
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Block 03 14:41Running 3 10:23v median +4:57
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Block 04 11:25Running 4 6:58v median +1:33
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 6:51v median +1:20
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 7:14v median +1:45
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 7:14v median +1:41
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 7:22v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
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.