The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Chris Goodson & Sophie Nightingale crossed the line in 1:16:38: 175th of 560 mixed teams, faster than 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:22 ahead of the median.
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 10:18Running 1 6:11v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:09v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 5:16v median −0:13
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Block 04 8:10Running 4 5:37v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:39v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:31v median +0:01
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 5:41v median +0:07
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 5:36v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 560
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 560 mixed teams who finished.