The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Alex Shepherd & Gabriella Banasiewicz crossed the line in 1:09:45: 220th of 1,159 mixed teams, faster than 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 60% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:46 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:08 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 0:49 faster than the average race this season, by 1,559 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 4:27v median −1:23
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:09v median −0:57
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:27v median −0:59
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Block 04 8:47Running 4 4:33v median −0:52
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:33v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:33v median −0:56
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 4:25v median −1:08
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Block 08 9:17Running 8 4:36v median −1:03
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.