The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Emma Creighton & Jaime Nicholson crossed the line in 1:13:24: 120th of 1,111 women's teams, faster than 89% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 59% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:10, was faster than 96% 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 10:07Running 1 5:32v median −1:04
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:37v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 4:45v median −1:04
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 4:45v median −1:09
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:44v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:47v median −1:05
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:47v median −1:05
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Block 08 9:07Running 8 4:51v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.