The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Issie Breach & Ben Atkinson crossed the line in 1:15:06: 274th of 889 mixed teams, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:51 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:11Running 1 5:01v median −1:00
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:12v median −0:53
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 4:51v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:53v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:00v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:50v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 4:57v median −0:30
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 5:11v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
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.