The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Gibson & Nicola Densley finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:07:30 for 59th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 63% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:39 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:45, ahead of 95% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 0:49 faster than the average race this season, by 1,559 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:28v median −1:27
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 3:55v median −1:18
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:02v median −1:27
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 4:06v median −1:22
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:18v median −1:20
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:08v median −1:22
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 4:10v median −1:24
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 4:22v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
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.