The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:09 at Birmingham 2026 put Ella Selwyn & Charles Creighton 158th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:43. The race faded late: the second half went 1:39 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 9:36Running 1 5:07v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:19v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:29v median −0:49
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 4:36v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:36v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:36v median −0:44
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 4:28v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 4:49v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.