The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Polly Grant & Tom Rodford finished 165th of 312 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:21:36.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:45 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:15 worse 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 10:00Running 1 5:31v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:45v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:10v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 5:18v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:21v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:29v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 5:16v median −0:12
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 5:05v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.