The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Finlay Davies & Jodie Draper finished 854th of 954 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:37:20.
A station race more than a running one: 28% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:38 in the roxzone was slower than 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
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Block 01 11:24Running 1 6:54v median +0:58
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 6:09v median +1:04
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 6:48v median +1:29
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 6:51v median +1:30
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 7:09v median +1:41
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 6:56v median +1:33
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 6:53v median +1:29
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 8:08v median +2:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:38
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.