The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:34 at Birmingham 2025 put Robert MacDonald & Emma Middleton 614th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:51 quicker than the median and 98th of 889. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 0:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:55Running 1 6:43v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:46v median +0:41
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 6:06v median +0:44
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 6:08v median +0:45
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 6:22v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:11v median +0:45
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 6:12v median +0:45
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 5:46v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
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.