The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:27 at Birmingham 2025 put Martin Fitzgerald & Chris Faulkner 103rd of 189 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:16 from the median. A harder second half: 1:13 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 9:07Running 1 5:06v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 4:27v median +0:03
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 5:07v median +0:25
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 4:50v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:05v median +0:10
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:58v median +0:11
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 5:03v median +0:15
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Block 08 9:18Running 8 5:13v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.