The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Cowley & Daisy Coates finished 129th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:10:57, faster than 78% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 67% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:08 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:51Running 1 5:49v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:50v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:57v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:16Running 4 4:57v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 5:05v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 5:01v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 5:21v median −0:10
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 5:01v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 586
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 586 mixed teams who finished.