The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Ella Barnes & Joanne Barnes crossed the line in 1:22:25: 152nd of 411 women's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:55 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:17 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 1:50.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:00Running 1 6:11v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:35v median +0:03
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 5:40v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 5:24v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:15v median −0:45
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:08v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 5:04v median −0:49
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 5:19v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.