The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Bella Booth & Marc Aplin at Birmingham 2026: 1:01:08, 17th of 293 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:25 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:34, was faster than 94% of the field.
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 8:14Running 1 4:19v median −1:32
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Block 02 5:31Running 2 3:44v median −1:26
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Block 03 7:00Running 3 4:00v median −1:20
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Block 04 6:22Running 4 3:58v median −1:25
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 4:23v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 4:00v median −1:24
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 5:02v median −0:25
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Block 08 7:56Running 8 4:00v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
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.