The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Dan O'Connor & Rebecca Garrett crossed the line in 1:17:58: 501st of 1,159 mixed teams, faster than 57% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:11 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,559 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:47v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:05v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:39v median +0:13
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Block 04 8:04Running 4 5:32v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:38v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:30v median +0:01
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 5:38v median +0:05
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 5:33v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.