The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gavin Donaldson & Harriet donaldson finished 716th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:32:17.
The stations carried this race: faster than 47% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:56. A harder second half: 3:11 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 11:21Running 1 7:09v median +1:08
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 6:22v median +1:17
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 6:58v median +1:36
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 6:41v median +1:18
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:56v median +1:26
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 6:57v median +1:31
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 7:02v median +1:35
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Block 08 12:51Running 8 7:10v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.