The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacob Newman & James Curtis finished in the top 10% of the field at Birmingham 2025, in 59:56 for 112th of 1,099 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:17, ahead of 96% 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 8:38Running 1 4:35v median −0:41
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:48v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 3:58v median −0:52
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Block 04 6:31Running 4 3:51v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 3:48v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 3:47v median −1:07
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Block 07 6:39Running 7 3:51v median −1:03
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Block 08 7:20Running 8 3:47v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:17
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.