The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Laura Smith & Chelsea Joy crossed the line in 1:24:44: 188th of 411 women's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the row, 1:10 behind the median.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,753 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:50 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:25Running 1 6:23v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:15v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 5:25v median −0:23
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 5:26v median −0:27
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 5:30v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:30v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 5:32v median −0:21
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 5:35v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.