The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:24 at Birmingham 2025 put Christopher Desmond & Alexandra O Brien 630th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:31 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 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 11:30Running 1 7:07v median +1:06
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 6:15v median +1:10
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 6:23v median +1:01
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 7:03v median +1:40
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 6:21v median +0:51
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 6:15v median +0:49
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 7:03v median +1:36
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 6:26v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.