The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah Thompson & Stephen Thompson finished 539th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:46:14.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:13. The race faded late: the second half went 3:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:27, behind 93% of the field.
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 12:02Running 1 7:15v median +1:16
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Block 02 10:09Running 2 6:27v median +1:13
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 6:42v median +1:14
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Block 04 12:18Running 4 6:43v median +1:15
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:56v median +1:25
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 7:20v median +1:51
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Block 07 13:17Running 7 7:10v median +1:39
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Block 08 14:48Running 8 7:48v median +2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:27
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.