The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Bethan Garland Ridding & Micah Garland Ridding crossed the line in 1:20:22: 440th of 889 mixed teams, faster than 51% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 73% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:38 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:51Running 1 5:30v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 4:44v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:55v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 4:53v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 4:58v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:53v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 4:59v median −0:28
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 4:55v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 886
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 886 mixed teams who finished.