The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:38 at Birmingham 2026 put Aidan Beresford & Bethany Hastie 290th of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:42 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:54 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 11:06Running 1 6:32v median +0:37
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:30v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 5:43v median +0:14
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 6:00v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 6:00v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:55v median +0:25
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 5:42v median +0:08
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:48v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.