The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Leon Ottley-Gooch & Elizabeth Ottley-Gooch crossed the line in 1:22:21: 293rd of 586 mixed teams, faster than 50% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of 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 10:35Running 1 6:37v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 5:43v median +0:29
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 5:48v median +0:20
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 5:49v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:56v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 6:11v median +0:42
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 6:01v median +0:30
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 6:08v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.