The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:15 at Birmingham 2026 put Sarah Casali & Ben Casali 889th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 0:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:23Running 1 6:14v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 5:45v median +0:39
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Block 03 12:18Running 3 8:33v median +3:07
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 6:31v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:49v median +1:18
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 6:34v median +1:05
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 6:23v median +0:50
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 6:45v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.