The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Thomas & Aaron Houlihan finished 170th of 189 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:27:50.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:25. The race faded late: the second half went 1:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 8:54 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:50.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:06Running 1 6:01v median +0:50
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:23v median +0:59
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:46v median +1:04
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 5:59v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:27v median +1:32
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 6:12v median +1:25
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 6:05v median +1:17
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Block 08 12:08Running 8 6:28v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.