The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Adam Blackmore & Matt Warne crossed the line in 1:08:38: 80th of 189 men's teams, faster than 58% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:16. The race faded late: the second half went 1:28 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 8:59Running 1 4:38v median −0:33
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Block 02 5:40Running 2 3:52v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:00v median −0:42
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:03v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:26v median −0:29
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:14v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:07v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:51Running 8 4:14v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.