The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Barry Bird & Ruth Flavell finished 467th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:36.
The wall balls cost the most time: 1:39 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:13Running 1 6:44v median +0:45
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:56v median +0:42
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 6:10v median +0:42
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 6:16v median +0:48
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:42v median +1:11
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Block 06 8:46Running 6 6:39v median +1:10
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Block 07 12:22Running 7 7:25v median +1:54
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Block 08 14:24Running 8 7:58v median +2:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.