The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ryan Hughes & Meabh Beatty finished 455th of 954 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:18:22, faster than 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:05 quicker than the median and 25th of 954. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:56Running 1 6:01v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:32v median +0:27
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 6:00v median +0:41
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 6:16v median +0:55
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 6:23v median +0:55
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 6:20v median +0:57
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 6:41v median +1:17
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Block 08 9:43Running 8 6:09v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.