The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leah Blundell & Alex Melia finished 827th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:43:33.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:10, behind 94% of the field.
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
-
Block 01 11:45Running 1 7:20v median +1:19
-
Block 02 8:47Running 2 6:28v median +1:23
-
Block 03 12:27Running 3 6:52v median +1:30
-
Block 04 12:04Running 4 7:05v median +1:42
-
Block 05 12:45Running 5 7:30v median +2:00
-
Block 06 9:41Running 6 7:31v median +2:05
-
Block 07 12:04Running 7 7:39v median +2:12
-
Block 08 14:00Running 8 8:06v median +2:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:10
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.