The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Smith & Charlotte Bailey finished 460th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:21:08.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:20. The race faded late: the second half went 1:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:19Running 1 6:02v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 4:49v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 4:55v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 5:12v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:22v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:30v median +0:04
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 5:34v median +0:07
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 5:23v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.