The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:35 at Birmingham 2026 put Andrew Lawrenson & Ella Blackburn 509th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 29% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:17. The race faded late: the second half went 8:45 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 10:25Running 1 6:08v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 5:34v median +0:20
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Block 03 13:21Running 3 9:48v median +4:20
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 6:15v median +0:47
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Block 05 12:57Running 5 7:41v median +2:10
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 7:03v median +1:34
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Block 07 13:03Running 7 6:38v median +1:07
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Block 08 15:32Running 8 8:33v median +2:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 586
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 586 mixed teams who finished.