The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Watson & Jamie Reckord finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2025, in 59:49 for 109th of 1,099 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:42 quicker than the median and 145th of 1,099. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:40, was faster than 87% 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 8:00Running 1 4:18v median −0:58
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Block 02 5:23Running 2 3:43v median −0:49
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Block 03 6:42Running 3 3:46v median −1:04
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Block 04 6:09Running 4 3:46v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 3:54v median −1:07
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 3:58v median −0:56
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Block 07 6:48Running 7 4:05v median −0:49
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Block 08 8:51Running 8 3:53v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
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.