The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Simon Elphick & Hannah Elphick crossed the line in 1:20:33: 250th of 560 mixed teams, faster than 55% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 66% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:24 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:15Running 1 5:39v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:47v median −0:26
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:56v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 5:02v median −0:26
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:05v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:10v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 5:15v median −0:19
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 5:31v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:04
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.