The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:07 at Birmingham 2025 put Kimberley Kirkby & Alex Kirkby 337th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:51Running 1 5:29v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:26v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 4:44v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 4:38v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:42v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:50v median −0:36
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 4:46v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:47Running 8 4:57v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
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.