The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Taylor & Kayleigh Keeling finished 587th of 954 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:22:48.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 27% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:14 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:21 better against the middle of the field 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 11:42Running 1 7:15v median +1:19
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 6:04v median +0:59
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 6:09v median +0:50
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 6:10v median +0:49
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:54v median +0:26
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:48v median +0:25
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 5:32v median +0:08
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 5:38v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 952
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 952 mixed teams who finished.