The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Nicola Wood & Aqeel Arif crossed the line in 1:21:41: 273rd of 560 mixed teams, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 38% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:19 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:12Running 1 5:57v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:18v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:58v median +0:29
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 5:53v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:40v median +0:02
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:00v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 6:15v median +0:41
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 5:45v median +0:09
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.