The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Alice Kinder & Trystan Shaw crossed the line in 1:14:07: 337th of 954 mixed teams, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:32 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 better 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 9:24Running 1 5:08v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:22v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:39v median −0:40
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 4:26v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:30v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:25v median −0:58
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 4:05v median −1:19
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 4:20v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 952
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 952 mixed teams who finished.