The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eren Icel & Mark Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2025, in 57:14 for 19th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:08 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:15, ahead of 98% 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 8:06Running 1 4:16v median −1:10
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Block 02 5:12Running 2 3:33v median −1:01
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Block 03 6:29Running 3 3:44v median −1:08
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Block 04 6:25Running 4 3:49v median −1:05
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Block 05 7:51Running 5 3:52v median −1:10
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Block 06 5:12Running 6 3:49v median −1:06
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Block 07 6:22Running 7 3:47v median −1:08
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Block 08 7:31Running 8 3:51v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1177
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,177 men's teams who finished.