The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:02:52 at Birmingham 2025 put Stuart MacDonald & James Sharp 34th of 189 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 82% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 60% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:44, was faster than 85% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:50 faster than the average race this season, by 1,853 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 4:08v median −1:03
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Block 02 5:39Running 2 3:40v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:17Running 3 4:04v median −0:38
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Block 04 6:38Running 4 3:54v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:05v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:05v median −0:42
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:35v median −0:13
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Block 08 8:19Running 8 4:05v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 189
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 189 men's teams who finished.