The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:54 at Birmingham 2025 put Valentina Giraldo & Tim Vandecasteele 207th of 312 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 46% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:00 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:14Running 1 6:29v median +0:29
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:17v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:25v median +0:03
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 5:21v median −0:06
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:55v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:28v median −0:02
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:20v median −0:08
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Block 08 9:47Running 8 5:21v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
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.