The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:53 at Birmingham 2026 put Helen Buckler & Christopher Buckler 495th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:37 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:57 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:00 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 0:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:16Running 1 7:20v median +1:25
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Block 02 10:41Running 2 6:18v median +1:05
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 6:33v median +1:04
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Block 04 11:59Running 4 6:28v median +1:00
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:30v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:15v median +0:45
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 6:15v median +0:41
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 6:44v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.