The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:46 at Birmingham 2025 put Michael Templeman & Sarah Overton 323rd of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 64% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 26% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:04 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:48 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 9:22Running 1 5:09v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:25v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 4:43v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 4:41v median −0:42
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 4:48v median −0:42
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:35v median −0:51
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 4:35v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 4:43v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.