The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Alex Jeffrey & Amber Smith crossed the line in 1:13:16: 86th of 293 mixed teams, faster than 71% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 84% of the field across all eight, against 60% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:08 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:07 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:23Running 1 5:22v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:47v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 5:12v median −0:08
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 5:20v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:19v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:03v median −0:21
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 5:15v median −0:12
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Block 08 8:56Running 8 5:19v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:02
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.