The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Darren Hancock & Kate Dale at Birmingham 2025: 1:01:05, 36th of 954 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:11 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:26, ahead of 97% 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 9:00Running 1 4:56v median −1:00
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Block 02 5:34Running 2 3:58v median −1:07
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Block 03 7:11Running 3 4:08v median −1:11
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Block 04 6:45Running 4 4:06v median −1:15
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 4:12v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 4:09v median −1:14
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Block 07 6:41Running 7 4:04v median −1:20
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Block 08 7:33Running 8 4:05v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
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.