The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Amelia Burton & John Burton crossed the line in 1:18:09: 243rd of 549 mixed teams, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:47. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 0:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:33Running 1 6:03v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:00v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 4:54v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 4:58v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:52v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:39v median −0:41
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 5:00v median −0:20
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 4:52v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 549
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 549 mixed teams who finished.