The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Chris Tomlinson & Oliver Pollock crossed the line in 1:05:34: 53rd of 189 men's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:00 better against the middle of the field 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 9:12Running 1 5:00v median −0:11
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 4:01v median −0:23
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 4:09v median −0:33
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Block 04 7:37Running 4 4:20v median −0:26
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:26v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:13v median −0:34
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Block 07 7:22Running 7 4:11v median −0:37
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Block 08 8:00Running 8 4:05v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.