The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:20 at Birmingham 2026 put Nicky Foster & Terry stringer Stringer 685th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 32% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:39 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:39 better 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 10:44Running 1 6:37v median +0:47
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 5:47v median +0:41
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:53v median +0:27
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 5:44v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:56v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:51v median +0:22
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 5:46v median +0:13
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 5:46v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:37
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 662
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 662 mixed teams who finished.