The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jess Price-Owen & Samantha Hickey finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:01:50 for 32nd of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:32 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:44 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:25, ahead of 96% of the field.
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 8:31Running 1 4:34v median −1:25
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 4:10v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:11Running 3 4:14v median −1:14
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 4:09v median −1:19
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 4:17v median −1:14
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 4:02v median −1:27
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Block 07 6:46Running 7 4:10v median −1:21
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Block 08 8:02Running 8 4:06v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
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.