The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, David Scott & Richard Walsh crossed the line in 1:07:36: 70th of 189 men's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 84% of the field across all eight, against 53% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:31 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:00Running 1 5:04v median −0:07
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 4:19v median −0:05
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 4:37v median −0:05
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Block 04 7:33Running 4 4:34v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:54v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:55v median +0:08
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:56v median +0:08
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Block 08 8:43Running 8 4:52v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.