The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karen Haines & Kevin Cross finished 1,055th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:41:49.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:20 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 0:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:57Running 1 6:15v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:48v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 6:15v median +0:49
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Block 04 12:39Running 4 6:30v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:40v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 6:34v median +1:05
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 6:42v median +1:09
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Block 08 15:17Running 8 7:27v median +1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:20
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.