The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Richardson & Tia Richardson finished 473rd of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:36:55.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:23. Stronger after halfway: 5:15 better against the middle of the field 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 10:32Running 1 5:47v median −0:08
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Block 02 10:06Running 2 5:15v median +0:02
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 5:24v median −0:05
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Block 04 12:00Running 4 5:38v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:10v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:08v median −0:22
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Block 07 12:05Running 7 5:54v median +0:20
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 5:03v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:43
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.