The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ocea Birtles & Callum Sankey finished 408th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:29:05.
The runs carried this race: faster than 40% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:08Running 1 6:38v median +0:39
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:45v median +0:31
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:36v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 5:52v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:50v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:36v median +0:07
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 5:36v median +0:05
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 5:40v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.