The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Katie Staton & Richard Kirby crossed the line in 1:10:37: 161st of 889 mixed teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:52 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 0:52 faster than the average race this season, by 1,430 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:44v median −1:17
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:13v median −0:52
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:58v median −0:24
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 4:47v median −0:36
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:17v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:45v median −0:41
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:42v median −0:45
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 4:31v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.