The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:16 at Birmingham 2026 put Beverley Soles & Darren Ralph 333rd of 560 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:04 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:04Running 1 6:14v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:18v median +0:05
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 5:37v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 5:29v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:25v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:30v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:17v median −0:17
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 5:30v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
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.