The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Rebecca Parker & Ian Roberton crossed the line in 1:19:29: 542nd of 1,159 mixed teams, faster than 53% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 67% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:25 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:16 worse 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 9:23Running 1 4:58v median −0:52
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:26v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 4:49v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 4:56v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:55v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 4:55v median −0:34
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 4:52v median −0:41
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 5:22v median −0:17
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.