The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Banton & Jess Banton finished 613th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:26:31.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:39. A harder second half: 1:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:16Running 1 6:55v median +0:54
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:42v median +0:37
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 6:11v median +0:49
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 6:07v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 6:02v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:42v median +0:16
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Block 07 11:56Running 7 6:21v median +0:54
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 6:14v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 886
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 886 mixed teams who finished.