The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Heffernan & Louise Powell finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:06:16 for 51st of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:08 quicker than the median and 55th of 560. The race faded late: the second half went 1:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:53, ahead of 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 0:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:41v median −1:14
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 4:06v median −1:07
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Block 03 7:21Running 3 4:16v median −1:13
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Block 04 7:09Running 4 4:22v median −1:06
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:22v median −1:16
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:25v median −1:05
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:23v median −1:11
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Block 08 8:56Running 8 4:43v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 560
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 560 mixed teams who finished.