The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Mark Davies & Emma Davies crossed the line in 1:06:14: 117th of 954 mixed teams, faster than 88% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 99% of the field beaten on the stations, against 71% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:26 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:59, ahead of 88% 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 8:56Running 1 5:09v median −0:47
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:41v median −0:24
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:52v median −0:27
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Block 04 7:11Running 4 4:49v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 5:08v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:58v median −0:25
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Block 07 7:22Running 7 5:00v median −0:24
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Block 08 8:37Running 8 4:54v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 952
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 952 mixed teams who finished.