The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Amy Timmins & Mark Timmins finished 492nd of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:38:50.
Legs and stations told different stories: 26% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:13Running 1 6:30v median +0:41
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 5:28v median +0:25
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 5:44v median +0:26
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 6:09v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 5:50v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 6:07v median +0:47
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 6:08v median +0:48
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 6:14v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.