The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Ross Wilson & Sam Bywater crossed the line in 1:04:03: 253rd of 1,099 men's teams, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:55Running 1 4:49v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 3:59v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:06v median −0:44
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Block 04 6:48Running 4 4:03v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 4:07v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 4:09v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:09Running 7 4:09v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:26Running 8 4:02v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
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.