The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:11 at Birmingham 2026 put Luke Williams & Alex Hemming 538th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:33 in the roxzone was slower than 98% 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 11:47Running 1 7:00v median +1:11
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Block 02 9:49Running 2 6:38v median +1:35
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Block 03 12:19Running 3 6:58v median +1:40
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 7:19v median +2:00
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Block 05 12:49Running 5 7:39v median +2:14
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Block 06 10:16Running 6 8:12v median +2:52
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Block 07 15:41Running 7 8:01v median +2:41
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Block 08 16:01Running 8 8:18v median +2:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:33
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.