The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fabian Obi & Itunuola Kelani finished 851st of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:49:43.
A station race more than a running one: 26% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 13:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:39 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 11:34Running 1 7:06v median +1:05
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 5:47v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 7:20v median +1:58
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 7:11v median +1:48
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Block 05 15:17Running 5 10:13v median +4:43
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Block 06 12:05Running 6 9:45v median +4:19
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Block 07 14:23Running 7 9:41v median +4:14
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Block 08 14:57Running 8 10:06v median +4:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
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.