The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:29 at Birmingham 2026 put Brandon Needham & Ellie Rathbone 517th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:34 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:56 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 10:41Running 1 6:23v median +0:33
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:19v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:31v median +0:05
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 5:29v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:32v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:21v median −0:08
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 5:22v median −0:11
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 5:25v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.