The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amy Jenkins & Mark Batty finished 189th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:15:09, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:03 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:34Running 1 5:02v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:22v median −0:41
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 4:49v median −0:29
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 4:44v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:49v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:47v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 4:49v median −0:31
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 5:01v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.