The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Rebecca Unitt & Jon Aldridge crossed the line in 1:11:03: 132nd of 586 mixed teams, faster than 78% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 68% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:16 quicker than the median and 40th of 586. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:15 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 9:45Running 1 5:45v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:02v median −0:12
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 5:04v median −0:24
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 5:00v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:55v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:59v median −0:30
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 5:02v median −0:29
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Block 08 8:52Running 8 4:59v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.