The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Harley Freedman & Karina Jakovenko finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2025, in 1:00:47 for 31st of 954 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:08 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:08 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:32, was faster than 95% 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 8:40Running 1 4:41v median −1:15
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Block 02 5:41Running 2 4:04v median −1:01
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Block 03 7:03Running 3 4:10v median −1:09
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Block 04 6:42Running 4 4:13v median −1:08
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 4:05v median −1:23
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 4:06v median −1:17
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Block 07 6:45Running 7 4:05v median −1:19
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Block 08 7:45Running 8 4:04v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 952
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 952 mixed teams who finished.