The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Marsden & Holly Hibbott finished 227th of 293 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:30:51.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 10:22Running 1 6:11v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:41v median +0:31
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 6:04v median +0:44
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 6:51v median +1:28
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 6:21v median +0:53
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:32v median +1:08
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 6:38v median +1:11
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 6:45v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 293
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 293 mixed teams who finished.