The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Kevin Shepherd & Laura Randall crossed the line in 1:09:24: 180th of 954 mixed teams, faster than 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 86% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 66% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:53 on the median.
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 9:18Running 1 5:07v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:18v median −0:47
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:22v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:34Running 4 4:21v median −1:00
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:24v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:23v median −1:00
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Block 07 7:18Running 7 4:23v median −1:01
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Block 08 8:54Running 8 4:36v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.