The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gareth Artus & Lucy Bennett finished 456th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:16:46, faster than 61% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 83% of the field across all eight, against 45% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:00 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:43 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:16Running 1 6:04v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:25v median +0:19
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 5:31v median +0:05
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 5:30v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:52v median +0:21
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:33v median +0:04
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 5:31v median −0:02
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 5:17v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.