The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ryan Merrill & Matty Blackwell at Birmingham 2025: 53:34, 10th of 1,099 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:59 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 3:58, ahead of 99% 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 7:23Running 1 3:50v median −1:26
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Block 02 4:48Running 2 3:17v median −1:15
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Block 03 6:04Running 3 3:25v median −1:25
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Block 04 5:53Running 4 3:28v median −1:24
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Block 05 7:21Running 5 3:30v median −1:31
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Block 06 4:54Running 6 3:29v median −1:25
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Block 07 5:53Running 7 3:31v median −1:23
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Block 08 7:28Running 8 3:31v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:58
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1097
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,097 men's teams who finished.