The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:08 at Birmingham 2026 put Lois Smith & Ed Whittaker 502nd of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 33% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:42 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 12:05Running 1 7:40v median +1:45
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Block 02 9:44Running 2 6:46v median +1:33
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 6:58v median +1:29
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 7:05v median +1:37
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Block 05 12:24Running 5 7:39v median +2:01
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Block 06 9:59Running 6 8:39v median +3:09
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Block 07 12:35Running 7 8:50v median +3:16
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Block 08 17:59Running 8 8:54v median +3:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.