The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hannah Walker & Tom Walker finished 223rd of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:17:49, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:44. The race faded late: the second half went 1:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:44Running 1 5:12v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:45v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 5:06v median −0:22
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 5:06v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:02v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:07v median −0:22
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:10v median −0:21
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:17v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.