The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:56 at Birmingham 2026 put Ben Hopson & Beth Marsden 396th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:15 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:46Running 1 6:04v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:16v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 6:02v median +0:34
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:46v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:48v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:37v median +0:08
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 5:42v median +0:11
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Block 08 11:38Running 8 5:36v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 586
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 586 mixed teams who finished.