The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Gabriella Swart & Ethan Swart crossed the line in 1:14:32: 382nd of 1,159 mixed teams, faster than 67% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:49 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 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 10:23Running 1 5:56v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:12v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 5:06v median −0:20
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 5:03v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:11v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 5:15v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 5:10v median −0:23
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Block 08 9:09Running 8 5:07v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.