The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, James Penberthy-Gibbard & Fiona Shields crossed the line in 1:12:48: 313th of 1,159 mixed teams, faster than 73% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 61% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:56 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:35 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 9:22Running 1 5:30v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:00v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 5:10v median −0:16
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Block 04 8:19Running 4 5:15v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 5:17v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 5:08v median −0:21
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 5:02v median −0:31
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Block 08 8:50Running 8 5:01v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.