The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Bignall & Rebecca Phillips - Bignall finished 539th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:56:07.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:50. The race faded late: the second half went 2:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:26, behind 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 0:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:39Running 1 7:38v median +1:49
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Block 02 10:38Running 2 7:13v median +2:10
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Block 03 12:10Running 3 6:52v median +1:34
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Block 04 15:05Running 4 7:32v median +2:13
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Block 05 12:56Running 5 7:41v median +2:16
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Block 06 10:21Running 6 8:18v median +2:58
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Block 07 16:11Running 7 8:17v median +2:57
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Block 08 14:48Running 8 7:44v median +2:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:26
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.