The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Gemma Allison & Jordan Bryant at Birmingham 2026: 56:29, 6th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:50 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:00 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:02, was faster than 99% 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 8:12Running 1 4:12v median −1:38
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Block 02 5:28Running 2 3:46v median −1:20
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Block 03 6:26Running 3 4:02v median −1:24
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Block 04 5:48Running 4 3:50v median −1:35
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Block 05 7:52Running 5 3:56v median −1:35
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Block 06 5:03Running 6 3:55v median −1:34
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Block 07 6:09Running 7 4:00v median −1:33
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Block 08 7:34Running 8 3:54v median −1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:02
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 662
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 662 mixed teams who finished.