The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:33 at Birmingham 2025 put Rachel Davies & Siwan Williams 87th of 411 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:44, was faster than 89% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:50 faster than the average race this season, by 1,753 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 5:46v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:38v median −0:54
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 4:46v median −1:02
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 4:47v median −1:06
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 4:56v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:55v median −0:58
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 4:56v median −0:57
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 4:59v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 410
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 410 women's teams who finished.