The race, in three figures
The race, in words
ayaz khan & Amel Bendali-Braham finished 338th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:08.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:02. A harder second half: 3:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:51Running 1 5:16v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:55v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:12v median −0:06
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 5:28v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:28v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:12v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 5:15v median −0:05
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Block 08 12:14Running 8 5:30v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 549
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 549 mixed teams who finished.