The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Johnson & Michelle Johnson finished 916th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:31:59.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:45 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:22 worse 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 10:51Running 1 6:40v median +0:50
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 5:59v median +0:53
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 6:08v median +0:42
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 6:32v median +1:07
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:30v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 6:24v median +0:55
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 7:34v median +2:01
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 6:34v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.