The race, in three figures
The race, in words
William Scott & shakira mccarthy finished 1,097th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:47:00.
The stations carried this race: faster than 34% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:29 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:47 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 12:59Running 1 8:17v median +2:27
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 7:23v median +2:17
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 8:09v median +2:43
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Block 04 13:59Running 4 9:29v median +4:04
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Block 05 12:51Running 5 8:02v median +2:31
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 7:47v median +2:18
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 8:11v median +2:38
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 8:01v median +2:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.