The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ella Shorthouse & Rhys Evans finished 1,093rd of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:46:47.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:37. A harder second half: 4:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:12, behind 89% of the field.
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 11:35Running 1 6:52v median +1:02
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:35v median +0:29
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Block 03 11:56Running 3 6:45v median +1:19
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 6:59v median +1:34
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 6:48v median +1:17
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:42v median +1:13
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Block 07 14:02Running 7 6:42v median +1:09
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Block 08 17:11Running 8 7:49v median +2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:12
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.