The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:56 at Birmingham 2026 put Michael Baker & Emma Francesca Jones 520th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:56 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:55, behind 95% of the field.
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 11:22Running 1 6:59v median +1:10
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 5:55v median +0:52
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 6:15v median +0:57
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Block 04 14:04Running 4 6:18v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:23v median +0:58
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 6:46v median +1:26
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Block 07 15:44Running 7 6:44v median +1:24
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Block 08 14:34Running 8 7:25v median +2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:55
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.