The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:56 at Birmingham 2025 put Abigail Pearson & Phil Hills 294th of 954 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:00 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:25 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 9:43Running 1 5:23v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 4:21v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:26v median −0:53
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Block 04 7:57Running 4 4:30v median −0:51
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:29v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 4:31v median −0:52
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 4:33v median −0:51
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 4:29v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.