The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Coulson & Ricky Oxley finished 507th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:39:15.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:30, behind 88% of the field.
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 11:39Running 1 7:30v median +1:31
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 6:26v median +1:12
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 6:45v median +1:17
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 7:00v median +1:32
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:45v median +1:14
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 6:57v median +1:28
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Block 07 12:06Running 7 7:51v median +2:20
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 8:23v median +2:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:30
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.