The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michelle Hughes & Robin Whyte finished 453rd of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:34:54.
The runs carried this race: faster than 40% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:38 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 11:09Running 1 6:25v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:34v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:31v median +0:02
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 5:35v median +0:07
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:42v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:37v median +0:07
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 5:53v median +0:19
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Block 08 14:50Running 8 5:59v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:05
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.