The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Millie Hodges & Chris Smith crossed the line in 1:12:47: 312th of 1,159 mixed teams, faster than 73% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 84% of the field across all eight, against 61% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:59 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:18 better 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 10:14Running 1 6:07v median +0:17
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:53v median −0:13
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 5:01v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 5:06v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 5:09v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 5:05v median −0:24
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 5:10v median −0:23
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 4:57v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.