The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Rachel Hunt & Abbie Simmonds crossed the line in 1:23:15: 482nd of 1,111 women's teams, faster than 57% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better 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 11:18Running 1 6:39v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:34v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:50v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 6:06v median +0:12
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 6:00v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:43v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:52v median +0:00
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 5:57v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.