The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:38 at Birmingham 2026 put Thomas Evans & Frankie Griffin 1,072nd of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:07 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 0:49 faster than the average race this season, by 1,559 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 15:26Running 1 11:19v median +5:29
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 6:33v median +1:27
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 7:04v median +1:38
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 7:05v median +1:40
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Block 05 12:13Running 5 7:12v median +1:41
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 7:25v median +1:56
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 7:50v median +2:17
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Block 08 16:33Running 8 12:04v median +6:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:07
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.