The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chay Garside & Steph Garside finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 59:46 for 16th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:23 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:20, was faster than 97% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 0:49 faster than the average race this season, by 1,559 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 4:20v median −1:39
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:44v median −1:30
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Block 03 7:01Running 3 3:51v median −1:37
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Block 04 6:42Running 4 3:56v median −1:32
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Block 05 8:19Running 5 3:53v median −1:38
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 3:51v median −1:38
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Block 07 6:42Running 7 3:57v median −1:34
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Block 08 7:34Running 8 3:57v median −1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 586
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 586 mixed teams who finished.