The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Scales & Rebecca Snape finished 553rd of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:18:03.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 11:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:47, behind 98% of the field.
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 14:01Running 1 9:00v median +3:05
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Block 02 11:34Running 2 8:11v median +2:58
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Block 03 14:33Running 3 8:32v median +3:03
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Block 04 16:50Running 4 8:46v median +3:18
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Block 05 15:17Running 5 9:27v median +3:49
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Block 06 12:05Running 6 9:26v median +3:56
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Block 07 18:12Running 7 9:51v median +4:17
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Block 08 22:54Running 8 10:46v median +5:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:47
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.