The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mairead Whelehan & Anthony Cronin finished 593rd of 954 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:23:09.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,430 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:52 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:50Running 1 5:53v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:59v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 5:19v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 5:27v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:18v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:20v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 5:04v median −0:20
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 5:33v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.