The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Joel Poole & Michael Rice at Birmingham 2025: 59:28, 76th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 97% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 77% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:40 quicker than the median and 152nd of 1,177. Time in the roxzone, 4:33, was faster than 93% 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 8:07Running 1 4:19v median −1:07
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Block 02 5:15Running 2 3:30v median −1:04
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Block 03 6:57Running 3 3:46v median −1:06
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Block 04 6:16Running 4 3:49v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:00Running 5 3:52v median −1:10
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 3:52v median −1:03
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Block 07 6:45Running 7 3:47v median −1:08
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Block 08 8:00Running 8 3:53v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
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.