The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:41 at Birmingham 2025 put Benjamin Marlow & Joe Cook 153rd of 189 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 51% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:19. A harder second half: 3:17 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 10:53Running 1 6:54v median +1:43
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:38v median +1:14
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 5:43v median +1:01
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 5:47v median +1:01
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 6:07v median +1:12
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Block 06 9:54Running 6 5:56v median +1:09
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 5:58v median +1:10
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 6:03v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.