The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Reece Watson & Mark Gibbings finished 126th of 189 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:15:25.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:08. A harder second half: 2:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:10Running 1 5:18v median +0:07
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:25v median +0:01
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 4:55v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 5:05v median +0:19
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:07v median +0:12
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:02v median +0:15
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:53v median +0:05
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 5:16v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.