The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Natasha Millett & Samantha Knight crossed the line in 1:14:26: 154th of 1,111 women's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:14, ahead of 96% 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 11:01Running 1 6:19v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:49v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 4:54v median −0:55
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:50v median −1:04
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:55v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:56v median −0:56
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:47v median −1:05
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 4:50v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.