The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Hewer & Sophie Cole finished 497th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:17:43, faster than 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 49% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:43 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:58 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 9:17Running 1 5:07v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:35v median −0:31
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:54v median −0:32
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 4:57v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:00v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:56v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:49v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 5:03v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.