The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Burness & Emma Jones finished 232nd of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:13:20, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:59, was faster than 91% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 0:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 5:07v median −0:54
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 4:23v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 4:46v median −0:36
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 4:44v median −0:39
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:58v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:40v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 4:44v median −0:43
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 4:49v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.