The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Alex Chapman & Steven Batting crossed the line in 1:11:25: 270th of 1,159 mixed teams, faster than 77% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:33 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:43 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:57Running 1 5:01v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:27v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:41v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:57Running 4 4:36v median −0:49
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:40v median −0:51
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:49v median −0:40
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 4:43v median −0:50
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Block 08 9:34Running 8 4:40v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.