The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Locke & Helen Brawn finished 443rd of 954 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:18:06, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:41 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:57 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 10:46Running 1 6:09v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:57v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:10v median −0:09
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 5:08v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:05v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:02v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 4:59v median −0:25
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 4:45v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.