The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Holly Smith & Hannah O Sullivan finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2025, in 1:11:37 for 76th of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:39, was faster than 88% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,753 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:50 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:13Running 1 5:39v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 4:29v median −1:07
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:32v median −1:18
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 4:38v median −1:16
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:38v median −1:22
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:31v median −1:22
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Block 07 7:33Running 7 4:36v median −1:17
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Block 08 8:26Running 8 4:36v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 903
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 903 women's teams who finished.