The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sophie Inwood & Piers Barton at Birmingham 2026: 1:04:11, 38th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 76% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:51 quicker than the median and 87th of 549. Time in the roxzone, 4:41, 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 8:27Running 1 4:22v median −1:27
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 3:58v median −1:05
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 4:01v median −1:17
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Block 04 7:21Running 4 4:01v median −1:18
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 4:01v median −1:24
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 4:00v median −1:20
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Block 07 7:24Running 7 4:11v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:30Running 8 4:04v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.