The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:27 at Birmingham 2026 put Joe Barker & Jenny Austin 396th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:42Running 1 6:18v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:43v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 6:14v median +0:45
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 6:26v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 6:16v median +0:38
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 6:18v median +0:48
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 6:24v median +0:50
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 6:09v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.