The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Davies & Natasha Nicholas finished 144th of 293 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:02, faster than 51% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:41 on the median. The sled push cost the most time: 0:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:05Running 1 5:58v median +0:07
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:20v median +0:10
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 5:13v median −0:07
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 5:19v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:35v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:31v median +0:07
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:26v median −0:01
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 5:30v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 293
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 293 mixed teams who finished.