The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Craig Pollard & Vanessa Unwin finished 456th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:33:47.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:41 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:15 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 11:45Running 1 7:24v median +1:25
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 6:15v median +1:01
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 6:37v median +1:09
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 6:55v median +1:27
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 7:09v median +1:38
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 6:55v median +1:26
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 7:19v median +1:48
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 7:21v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.