The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:25 at Birmingham 2025 put Fern Laffey & Elizabeth Courtney 277th of 411 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:30 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:46Running 1 6:45v median +0:17
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 5:36v median +0:04
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 5:52v median +0:04
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 5:57v median +0:04
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 6:08v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:55v median +0:02
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 6:00v median +0:07
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 6:05v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.