The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:47 at Birmingham 2025 put Simon Seward & Victoria Castle 290th of 312 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:35 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
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 12:06Running 1 7:32v median +1:32
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 6:32v median +1:23
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 7:02v median +1:40
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 7:25v median +1:58
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Block 05 12:14Running 5 7:22v median +1:49
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Block 06 9:27Running 6 7:25v median +1:55
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 7:25v median +1:57
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Block 08 13:24Running 8 7:28v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
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.