The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Simon Hallam & Mel Bartley crossed the line in 1:18:49: 255th of 549 mixed teams, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:18 behind the median.
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 10:06Running 1 5:40v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:41v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 4:44v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 4:50v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:00v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 5:00v median −0:20
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:06v median −0:14
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 5:23v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
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.