The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcus Stacey & Ciara Blakeman finished 517th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:44:35.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:25, behind 96% 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 11:54Running 1 7:08v median +1:19
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:55v median +0:52
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 6:21v median +1:03
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 6:31v median +1:12
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Block 05 12:48Running 5 7:23v median +1:58
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 7:07v median +1:47
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 6:54v median +1:34
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Block 08 15:34Running 8 7:19v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:25
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.