The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Rush & Bill Magkourilos finished 105th of 189 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:11:51.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 38% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:32. A harder second half: 1:11 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 9:33Running 1 5:34v median +0:23
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:34v median +0:10
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:52v median +0:10
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 5:03v median +0:17
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 5:06v median +0:11
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 5:04v median +0:17
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 5:09v median +0:21
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 5:34v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.