The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ruth Walker & Stuart Turner at Birmingham 2026: 1:05:05, 45th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:45, was faster than 93% 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 8:47Running 1 4:35v median −1:14
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 3:53v median −1:10
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Block 03 7:05Running 3 3:54v median −1:24
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Block 04 6:56Running 4 3:51v median −1:28
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:05v median −1:20
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:10v median −1:10
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Block 07 7:17Running 7 4:08v median −1:12
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 4:11v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 549
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 549 mixed teams who finished.