The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:16 at Birmingham 2025 put Kieran Higgens & Tom OComhailtain 165th of 189 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:51, behind 95% of the field.
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 10:29Running 1 6:14v median +1:03
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:27v median +1:03
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 5:54v median +1:12
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 6:01v median +1:15
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:24v median +1:29
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 6:19v median +1:32
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 6:36v median +1:48
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 6:55v median +2:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
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.