The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Tom Hartgill & Charlotte Vickery crossed the line in 1:13:21: 162nd of 586 mixed teams, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:00 behind the median.
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 8:57Running 1 4:41v median −1:18
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:03v median −1:11
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 4:25v median −1:03
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Block 04 8:17Running 4 4:26v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:32v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:23v median −1:06
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 4:23v median −1:08
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 4:22v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.