The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Peter Downer & Helen Mackellar finished 112th of 293 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:16:11, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:23 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:14 worse 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 9:42Running 1 5:22v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:32v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:54v median −0:26
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:51v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 4:57v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:57v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 5:02v median −0:25
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 4:57v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 293
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 293 mixed teams who finished.