The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anthony Clapham & Nicola Davies finished 805th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:40:37.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:59, behind 87% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 0:52 faster than the average race this season, by 1,430 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:38Running 1 7:11v median +1:10
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 6:07v median +1:02
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 6:30v median +1:08
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 6:58v median +1:35
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 7:10v median +1:40
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 7:04v median +1:38
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Block 07 13:15Running 7 7:23v median +1:56
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 7:39v median +2:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.