The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:34 at Birmingham 2025 put James Alexander & Rebecca Warren 289th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:49 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 0:52 faster than the average race this season, by 1,430 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:43v median −1:18
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:15v median −0:50
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 4:45v median −0:37
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Block 04 8:47Running 4 4:47v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:53v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:31v median −0:55
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 4:43v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:39Running 8 4:40v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:49
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.