The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rachael Abbey & Nick Payne finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2026, in 1:05:17 for 113th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:21 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:56 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:23Running 1 5:05v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 4:16v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:29v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:08Running 4 4:26v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:26v median −1:05
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:22v median −1:07
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Block 07 6:59Running 7 4:21v median −1:12
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Block 08 7:42Running 8 4:14v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.