The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karen Copley & Simon Barnwell finished 217th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:18:46, faster than 61% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:31 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 0:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 6:12v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:53v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 5:15v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 5:24v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:24v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:16v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 5:00v median −0:34
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Block 08 10:17Running 8 5:10v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.