The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:07 at Birmingham 2025 put Harry Smith & Lauren Smith 670th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:12 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:19 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 11:18Running 1 6:44v median +0:43
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:44v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 6:59v median +1:37
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 6:28v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:02v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 6:10v median +0:44
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 6:24v median +0:57
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 6:23v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.