The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Louise Handley & Bradley Burns at Birmingham 2026: 1:03:31, 22nd of 293 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:21 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:03, ahead of 86% 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 8:20Running 1 4:23v median −1:28
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:03v median −1:07
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:30v median −0:50
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Block 04 6:54Running 4 4:23v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 4:20v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:13v median −1:11
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Block 07 7:10Running 7 4:28v median −0:59
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Block 08 8:07Running 8 4:22v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
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.