The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Natalie Hands & Ashley Keville finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2025, in 1:07:26 for 90th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 72% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:36, was faster than 96% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,430 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:52 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 4:49v median −1:12
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 4:06v median −0:59
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:18v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:28Running 4 4:26v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:21v median −1:09
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:27v median −0:59
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 4:24v median −1:03
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 4:28v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:36
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 886
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 886 mixed teams who finished.