The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for George Sitch & Gabby Walker at Birmingham 2026: 58:06, 14th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:48 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:11, ahead of 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 8:24Running 1 4:38v median −1:12
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Block 02 5:26Running 2 3:59v median −1:07
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Block 03 6:46Running 3 4:09v median −1:17
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Block 04 6:11Running 4 4:09v median −1:16
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Block 05 8:03Running 5 4:14v median −1:17
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Block 06 5:17Running 6 3:54v median −1:35
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Block 07 6:16Running 7 4:05v median −1:28
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Block 08 7:42Running 8 4:10v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:11
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.