The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:22 at Birmingham 2026 put Joanne Smith & Oliver Devine 162nd of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 71% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 77% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 54% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:32 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:45 behind 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 9:45Running 1 5:32v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:26v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:35v median −0:43
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 4:38v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:36v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:45v median −0:35
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:48v median −0:32
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 4:54v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.