The race, in three figures
The race, in words
3:01:53 at Birmingham 2025 put Esther Brown & Steven Haywood 889th of 889 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 23:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 17:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:12, behind 98% 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 15:55Running 1 10:12v median +4:11
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Block 02 17:29Running 2 8:34v median +3:29
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Block 03 20:29Running 3 8:59v median +3:37
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Block 04 21:08Running 4 9:11v median +3:48
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Block 05 15:33Running 5 9:30v median +4:00
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Block 06 11:13Running 6 10:03v median +4:37
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Block 07 38:28Running 7 11:30v median +6:03
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Block 08 29:33Running 8 10:09v median +4:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:12
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.