The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Claire Kendrick & Alex Griffiths finished 241st of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:20:07, faster than 57% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 71% of the field across all eight, against 45% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:55 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:37 better against the middle of the field 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 10:34Running 1 6:10v median +0:15
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:33v median +0:20
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:33v median +0:04
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 5:40v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:43v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:40v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 5:43v median +0:09
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 5:19v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.