The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christian Gibson & Aimee Gibson finished 1,064th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:42:43.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:19. The race faded late: the second half went 2:22 worse 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 12:18Running 1 7:59v median +2:09
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Block 02 9:40Running 2 7:12v median +2:06
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 7:27v median +2:01
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Block 04 11:59Running 4 7:31v median +2:06
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Block 05 12:43Running 5 7:38v median +2:07
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Block 06 9:26Running 6 7:23v median +1:54
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Block 07 12:01Running 7 7:37v median +2:04
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Block 08 14:31Running 8 7:27v median +1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.