The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:17 at Birmingham 2026 put James Roberts & Helen Harper 234th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 95% of the field across all eight, against 63% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:24 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:30 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:49Running 1 5:45v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:56v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 5:22v median −0:04
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Block 04 7:25Running 4 5:06v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 5:01v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 5:00v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 5:04v median −0:29
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 4:52v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
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.