The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jamie Ward & Jessica Ward finished 528th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:49:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 24% of the field beaten on the runs, 2% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 8:25 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:55Running 1 6:19v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 5:32v median +0:19
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 6:05v median +0:36
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Block 04 14:16Running 4 6:15v median +0:47
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:13v median +0:35
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 6:15v median +0:45
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Block 07 18:54Running 7 6:19v median +0:45
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Block 08 16:34Running 8 6:47v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.