The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Christopher Gilpin & Lucy Fotheringham crossed the line in 1:12:26: 146th of 586 mixed teams, faster than 75% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:00 quicker than the median and 90th of 586.
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 9:43Running 1 5:32v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:40v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:52v median −0:36
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Block 04 8:19Running 4 5:05v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 5:09v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:06v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 5:20v median −0:11
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Block 08 9:18Running 8 5:08v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.