The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:13 at Birmingham 2025 put Gemma Perry & Sarah Wheldon 197th of 411 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:59 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:14Running 1 6:18v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:21v median −0:11
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 5:28v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:36v median −0:17
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:06v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:29v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 5:41v median −0:12
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 5:38v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.