The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amy Ward & Danny Pickup finished 485th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:36:20.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:38 quicker than the median and 141st of 586. The race faded late: the second half went 2:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 0:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 6:30v median +0:31
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 6:24v median +1:10
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 6:57v median +1:29
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 7:30v median +2:02
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Block 05 12:41Running 5 7:25v median +1:54
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Block 06 9:31Running 6 7:05v median +1:36
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 7:26v median +1:55
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Block 08 11:42Running 8 7:33v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.