The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Jack Cresswell & Elena Albanese crossed the line in 1:11:44: 258th of 954 mixed teams, faster than 73% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 86% of the field beaten on the stations, against 61% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,430 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:52 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 5:32v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:38v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 5:24v median +0:05
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 5:15v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:11v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 5:10v median −0:13
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 5:11v median −0:13
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 5:03v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.