The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Natalie Hands & Craig Owen at Birmingham 2026: 1:04:14, 50th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:01 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:47, was faster than 92% 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 4:22v median −1:37
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 3:48v median −1:26
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 4:31v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:10Running 4 4:21v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:14v median −1:17
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:19v median −0:10
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Block 07 7:27Running 7 4:18v median −1:13
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Block 08 7:57Running 8 4:10v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
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.