The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Sarah Price & Rob Price crossed the line in 1:12:56: 217th of 889 mixed teams, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:17 of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:06 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:03Running 1 4:52v median −1:09
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:06v median −0:59
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:28v median −0:54
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 6:42v median +1:19
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:49v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:29v median −0:57
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:26v median −1:01
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Block 08 9:29Running 8 4:40v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
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.