The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philip Sullivan & Sally Siddle finished 542nd of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:02:05.
Legs and stations told different stories: 26% of the field beaten on the runs, 1% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 13:12. The race faded late: the second half went 9:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:30Running 1 6:39v median +0:44
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Block 02 10:12Running 2 5:35v median +0:22
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Block 03 15:43Running 3 5:50v median +0:21
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Block 04 14:55Running 4 5:58v median +0:30
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 5:57v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:20v median +0:50
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Block 07 16:27Running 7 6:27v median +0:53
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Block 08 24:28Running 8 6:25v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.