The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Barry Gidman & Emma Beardmore finished 195th of 312 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:23:24.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. The sled push was the standout, 0:58 quicker than the median and 1st of 312. A harder second half: 1:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:39Running 1 6:30v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 5:42v median +0:33
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 6:07v median +0:45
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 6:15v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 6:28v median +0:55
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 6:26v median +0:56
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 6:24v median +0:56
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 6:14v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.