The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Mark Gray & Debbie Gray crossed the line in 1:16:27: 310th of 889 mixed teams, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:33 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:54Running 1 5:29v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:51v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:52v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 4:54v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:50v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:57v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 5:00v median −0:27
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 5:09v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.