The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Paul Mail & Anna Smith crossed the line in 1:20:09: 242nd of 560 mixed teams, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:10 slower than 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 10:37Running 1 5:51v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:55v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:55v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:54v median −0:34
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:07v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:53v median −0:37
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 4:50v median −0:44
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 5:02v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.