The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Joe Johnston & Helena Forster crossed the line in 1:14:30: 264th of 889 mixed teams, faster than 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 93% of the field beaten on the stations, against 51% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:18Running 1 6:18v median +0:17
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 5:16v median +0:11
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 5:24v median +0:02
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 5:34v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:29v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 5:10v median −0:16
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 5:17v median −0:10
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Block 08 9:26Running 8 5:20v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.