The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:45 at Birmingham 2026 put ben willcox & karen waller 258th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 54% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:17 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:57 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:28Running 1 6:13v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:15v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:38v median +0:09
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 5:38v median +0:10
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:20v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:14v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 5:10v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 5:11v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 560
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 560 mixed teams who finished.