The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Sophie Palmer & Lauren Hunt crossed the line in 1:12:53: 98th of 904 women's teams, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:35 ahead of the median. Quick through the roxzone: 5:33, ahead of 90% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:50 faster than the average race this season, by 1,753 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:59Running 1 5:22v median −1:11
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:35v median −1:01
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:38v median −1:12
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 4:45v median −1:09
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 4:51v median −1:09
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:52v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:58v median −0:55
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 4:54v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.