The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lucy Swift & Nicholas Cafearo finished 509th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:43:26.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 1% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:55 quicker than the median and 70th of 549. A harder second half: 8:58 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 10:03Running 1 5:58v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:09v median +0:06
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Block 03 12:41Running 3 9:39v median +4:21
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Block 04 13:23Running 4 9:38v median +4:19
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Block 05 14:23Running 5 9:41v median +4:16
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Block 06 11:16Running 6 9:38v median +4:18
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Block 07 12:41Running 7 9:32v median +4:12
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Block 08 15:26Running 8 10:56v median +5:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.