The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Owen & Oliver Ansell finished 211th of 1,099 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:02:46, faster than 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 63% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:41, ahead of 86% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:50 faster than the average race this season, by 1,853 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 4:22v median −0:54
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Block 02 5:26Running 2 3:45v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:38Running 3 3:57v median −0:53
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Block 04 7:14Running 4 4:05v median −0:47
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Block 05 8:32Running 5 4:15v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:25v median −0:29
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 4:19v median −0:35
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Block 08 8:25Running 8 4:15v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.