The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Beth MacDonald & Ellie Palmer finished 780th of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:40:43.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:12. The race faded late: the second half went 4:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:05 in the roxzone was slower than 85% 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 12:26Running 1 7:37v median +1:04
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 6:12v median +0:36
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 6:45v median +0:55
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 6:53v median +0:59
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Block 05 12:50Running 5 7:25v median +1:25
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 7:19v median +1:26
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Block 07 13:06Running 7 8:19v median +2:26
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 7:33v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:05
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.