The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:11 at Birmingham 2025 put catherine whelan & Lauren Mercer 303rd of 1,111 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 73% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 54% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:59 quicker than the median and 50th of 1,111. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:50.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:35Running 1 6:07v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 5:23v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:54v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 6:05v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 6:12v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:52v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 6:02v median +0:10
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 5:25v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.