The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Sara Lang & Anna McCallum crossed the line in 1:21:21: 327th of 904 women's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:43Running 1 6:09v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:19v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:36v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 5:44v median −0:10
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:52v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:36v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:50v median −0:03
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 5:55v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.