The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lisa Langley & Alex Higham finished 660th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:28:31.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:46 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 11:05Running 1 7:00v median +0:59
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:57v median +0:52
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 6:10v median +0:48
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 6:25v median +1:02
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:35v median +1:05
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:48v median +1:22
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 6:48v median +1:21
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 6:30v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.