The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sally Hadfield & Ann Brebner finished 325th of 411 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:35:25.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:03. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 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 12:04Running 1 6:55v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:54v median +0:22
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 6:04v median +0:16
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 6:49v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:10v median +0:10
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 6:07v median +0:14
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 6:10v median +0:17
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 6:16v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.