The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:07 at Birmingham 2026 put Benjamin Smith & Josie Quirk 329th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 27% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:47 quicker than the median and 124th of 586. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:58Running 1 6:42v median +0:43
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:41v median +0:27
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 6:15v median +0:47
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Block 04 10:10Running 4 6:13v median +0:45
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:13v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 6:18v median +0:49
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 6:04v median +0:33
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 6:01v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 586
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 586 mixed teams who finished.