The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Courtney Sparks & Lucy Bowden finished 348th of 1,111 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:20:16, faster than 69% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 53% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:16Running 1 5:48v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 5:03v median −0:32
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:21v median −0:28
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 5:14v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:17v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:11v median −0:41
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 5:03v median −0:49
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 5:14v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
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.