The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Matt Bowring & April Bontoft crossed the line in 1:20:05: 144th of 312 mixed teams, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:09 behind the median.
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 9:35Running 1 5:21v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:30v median −0:39
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:53v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 5:10v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:03v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 5:04v median −0:26
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 5:17v median −0:11
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Block 08 10:57Running 8 5:13v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 312
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 312 mixed teams who finished.