The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Barry Machin & Gail Edwards finished 832nd of 954 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:35:52.
The runs carried this race: faster than 31% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 4% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:38 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better 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 12:28Running 1 7:18v median +1:22
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Block 02 9:47Running 2 5:34v median +0:29
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 5:53v median +0:34
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 6:16v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 5:38v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:33v median +0:10
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 5:37v median +0:13
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Block 08 13:54Running 8 5:42v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.