The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Julia Baxter & Natalie Somani at Birmingham 2025: 1:11:43, 86th of 1,111 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:53. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:12 better 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 9:28Running 1 5:03v median −1:33
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 4:24v median −1:11
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 4:22v median −1:27
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 4:31v median −1:23
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:37v median −1:22
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:38v median −1:14
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Block 07 7:11Running 7 4:28v median −1:24
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Block 08 8:01Running 8 4:46v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1104
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,104 women's teams who finished.