The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:16 at Birmingham 2026 put Craig Hughes & Kerry Thomson 407th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:13Running 1 6:38v median +0:43
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 5:26v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 5:48v median +0:19
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 5:55v median +0:27
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:00v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 6:03v median +0:33
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 6:06v median +0:32
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Block 08 11:55Running 8 6:20v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.