The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Sophie Corby & Sebastian Corby crossed the line in 1:18:31: 384th of 889 mixed teams, faster than 57% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:03 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:01 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 10:55Running 1 6:40v median +0:39
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 5:00v median −0:05
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:10v median −0:12
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 5:10v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:35v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:56v median +0:30
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 5:52v median +0:25
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Block 08 10:25Running 8 5:33v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.