The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Ackers & Emily Cooke finished 759th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:35:08.
The stations carried this race: faster than 37% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. The SkiErg cost the most time: 0:47 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 13:17Running 1 8:11v median +2:10
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 6:36v median +1:31
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 6:38v median +1:16
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 6:47v median +1:24
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Block 05 12:09Running 5 6:40v median +1:10
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:34v median +1:08
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 6:37v median +1:10
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 7:03v median +1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.