The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Joanna Ellis & Nikki Helsby crossed the line in 1:15:40: 199th of 1,111 women's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 43% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:46 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:03Running 1 5:32v median −1:04
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:37v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 4:43v median −1:06
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 4:50v median −1:04
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 4:48v median −1:11
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 4:41v median −1:11
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:46v median −1:06
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 4:45v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
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.