The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Rachael Abbey & Nick Payne crossed the line in 1:12:04: 267th of 954 mixed teams, faster than 72% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 60% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:07 on the median.
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 9:58Running 1 5:44v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:49v median −0:16
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 5:05v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 5:09v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:18v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 5:10v median −0:13
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 5:14v median −0:10
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Block 08 8:49Running 8 5:06v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
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.