The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Luke Hill & Tia Hill crossed the line in 1:14:57: 359th of 954 mixed teams, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:49 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 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 9:33Running 1 5:32v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:16v median +0:11
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 5:35v median +0:16
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 5:27v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:39v median +0:11
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:25v median +0:02
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 5:42v median +0:18
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Block 08 9:16Running 8 5:28v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.