The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:26 at Birmingham 2025 put George Whitehurst & Tom Hanley 78th of 189 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:59. The race faded late: the second half went 2:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,853 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:50 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:50v median −0:21
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 4:11v median −0:13
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Block 03 7:16Running 3 4:28v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 4:37v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:35v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:35v median −0:12
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 4:29v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:01Running 8 4:27v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:56
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.