The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Emma Gray & Malcolm Beaton crossed the line in 1:18:34: 463rd of 954 mixed teams, faster than 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:39 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 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 10:09Running 1 6:06v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:17v median +0:12
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 5:21v median +0:02
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 5:31v median +0:10
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:32v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:35v median +0:12
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:47v median +0:23
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 5:35v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.