The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bailey Wilson & Zara Yigit finished 490th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:41:01.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 15:11 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 11:11Running 1 7:10v median +1:15
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Block 02 11:25Running 2 9:09v median +3:56
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Block 03 21:30Running 3 18:00v median +12:31
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 6:55v median +1:27
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:44v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:58v median +1:28
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 7:19v median +1:45
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 6:13v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:26
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.