The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Natalie Williams & Karis Hartopp finished 290th of 411 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:32:16.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:16 worse 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 11:37Running 1 6:36v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:59v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 6:25v median +0:37
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 6:32v median +0:39
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 6:59v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 6:27v median +0:34
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 6:54v median +1:01
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 6:34v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.