The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Graham Raath & Melissa Hutchinson finished 431st of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:30:52.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:04 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 11:09Running 1 6:42v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:38v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 5:51v median +0:33
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 5:48v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:40v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:38v median +0:18
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Block 07 12:47Running 7 5:59v median +0:39
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 6:16v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 549
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 549 mixed teams who finished.