The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Desmond Deans & Elaine Forth finished 775th of 954 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:31:55.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:10. The race faded late: the second half went 2:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:00Running 1 6:24v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 5:24v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:52v median +0:33
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 5:56v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:18v median +0:50
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:05v median +0:42
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 6:37v median +1:13
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 6:23v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 952
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 952 mixed teams who finished.