The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Matthew John & Joshua Turley crossed the line in 1:03:16: 37th of 189 men's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:06. The race faded late: the second half went 2:52 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:11Running 1 4:13v median −0:58
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Block 02 5:26Running 2 3:49v median −0:35
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Block 03 7:13Running 3 3:58v median −0:44
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Block 04 6:35Running 4 4:04v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:23Running 5 4:15v median −0:40
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 3:59v median −0:48
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Block 07 7:24Running 7 4:12v median −0:36
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Block 08 7:47Running 8 4:20v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.