The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruby Jones & Alex Drewett finished 354th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:26:52.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:47 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:50 better 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 10:33Running 1 6:19v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:52v median +0:39
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 6:19v median +0:50
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 6:38v median +1:10
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 6:08v median +0:30
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:47v median +0:17
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 5:45v median +0:11
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 5:47v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.