The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruth Boffey & James Edwards finished 57th of 293 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:09:20, faster than 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 59% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:34 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:53, ahead of 89% 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 8:59Running 1 5:00v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:21v median −0:49
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:29v median −0:51
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Block 04 7:33Running 4 4:18v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:18v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:24v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 4:23v median −1:04
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Block 08 9:43Running 8 4:31v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.