The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonathan halstead & wenna lu finished 131st of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:11:01, faster than 78% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 85% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 62% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:55Running 1 4:38v median −1:21
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:17v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 4:31v median −0:57
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:40v median −0:48
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:41v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:26v median −1:03
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:33v median −0:58
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:36v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:04
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.