The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Kirsty Keating & Rob Sansom at Birmingham 2026: 59:41, 15th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:23 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:05 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:22, was faster than 97% 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 7:58Running 1 4:12v median −1:37
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:48v median −1:15
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 4:11v median −1:07
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Block 04 6:33Running 4 3:59v median −1:20
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 4:03v median −1:22
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:58v median −1:22
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Block 07 6:37Running 7 3:56v median −1:24
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Block 08 7:39Running 8 4:02v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 549
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 549 mixed teams who finished.