The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Noemi Jester & Sxe Chang Cheong finished 419th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:31:37.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:14 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:07Running 1 6:23v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:42v median +0:29
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 7:31v median +2:02
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 7:24v median +1:56
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 6:20v median +0:42
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:06v median +0:36
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 6:08v median +0:34
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 6:18v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.