The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:47 at Birmingham 2026 put Martin Jones & Carolyn Montgomery 364th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:31 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:50Running 1 6:08v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:07v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 4:59v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 5:11v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:15v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:09v median −0:20
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 5:15v median −0:16
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 5:11v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.