The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stuart Taylor & Mel Rowlands finished 699th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:23:34.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:35. Stronger after halfway: 2:45 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:30Running 1 6:01v median +0:11
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 5:29v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 6:11v median +0:45
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:52v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:45v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:45v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 5:42v median +0:09
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 5:15v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.