The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Alexander & karen alexander finished 555th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:22:08.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:42. A harder second half: 6:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:05, behind 97% of the field.
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 13:33Running 1 8:34v median +2:39
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Block 02 12:06Running 2 7:45v median +2:32
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Block 03 18:01Running 3 10:54v median +5:25
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Block 04 17:53Running 4 8:32v median +3:04
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Block 05 15:08Running 5 9:03v median +3:25
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Block 06 11:13Running 6 8:52v median +3:22
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Block 07 17:26Running 7 9:25v median +3:51
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Block 08 24:50Running 8 10:17v median +4:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:05
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.