The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elia Kemp & Sophie Williams finished 416th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:30:52.
The runs carried this race: faster than 45% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 15% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:14. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:00Running 1 6:15v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:17v median +0:04
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:24v median −0:05
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 5:33v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:44v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:51v median +0:21
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:34v median +0:00
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 5:44v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.