The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Steph Blakeburn & Michael Purdie at Birmingham 2026: 1:00:30, 12th of 293 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:05 quicker than the median and 32nd of 293. Time in the roxzone, 4:24, was faster than 96% 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 8:10Running 1 4:19v median −1:32
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 3:43v median −1:27
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Block 03 6:53Running 3 3:48v median −1:32
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Block 04 6:39Running 4 3:50v median −1:33
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 3:53v median −1:35
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 3:56v median −1:28
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 3:58v median −1:29
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Block 08 7:53Running 8 4:03v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 293
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 293 mixed teams who finished.