The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:54 at Birmingham 2026 put Matt Wilkes & Bethany Hillman 164th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 71% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:15. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:29Running 1 4:48v median −1:07
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:12v median −1:01
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:28v median −1:01
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 4:28v median −1:00
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:33v median −1:05
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:38v median −0:52
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 4:45v median −0:49
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 4:43v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 560
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 560 mixed teams who finished.