The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Gully & Toby Poyner finished 159th of 189 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:24:01.
A station race more than a running one: 34% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:00 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:21 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 9:59Running 1 5:33v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:51v median +0:27
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:28v median +0:46
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 6:46v median +2:00
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:38v median +1:43
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:44v median +1:57
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 6:36v median +1:48
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 6:33v median +1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.