The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Chris Marlow & Laura Marlow crossed the line in 1:19:32: 545th of 1,159 mixed teams, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 83% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:53 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:31 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:09Running 1 6:09v median +0:19
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Block 02 10:14Running 2 8:09v median +3:03
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 5:29v median +0:03
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 5:40v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:35v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:39v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 5:43v median +0:10
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 5:32v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
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.