The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:34 at Birmingham 2026 put Molly Blackburn & Jonathon Blackburn 479th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:13. A harder second half: 5:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:49, behind 90% of the field.
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
-
Block 01 11:06Running 1 6:40v median +0:41
-
Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:55v median +0:41
-
Block 03 9:30Running 3 6:20v median +0:52
-
Block 04 11:07Running 4 6:33v median +1:05
-
Block 05 11:54Running 5 6:30v median +0:59
-
Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:34v median +1:05
-
Block 07 12:57Running 7 6:36v median +1:05
-
Block 08 12:34Running 8 8:01v median +2:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:49
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.