The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Gareth Hutchings & Ellie Coster crossed the line in 1:20:29: 268th of 586 mixed teams, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:52 quicker than the median and 110th of 586. The race faded late: the second half went 1:41 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 10:14Running 1 6:05v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:10v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 5:31v median +0:03
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 5:41v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:36v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:58v median +0:29
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 6:04v median +0:33
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 6:10v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.