The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Rick Hart & Vera Stepina crossed the line in 1:21:09: 266th of 560 mixed teams, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:45 better against the middle of the field 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 10:45Running 1 6:47v median +0:52
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:29v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 5:57v median +0:28
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 5:45v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:51v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:26v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:22v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 5:24v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
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.