The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephen Bowman & Charlie Watson finished 275th of 1,099 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:04:36, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:31Running 1 4:41v median −0:35
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Block 02 5:38Running 2 3:57v median −0:35
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Block 03 6:52Running 3 4:08v median −0:42
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 4:14v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:13v median −0:48
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 4:06v median −0:48
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Block 07 7:18Running 7 4:19v median −0:35
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 4:09v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
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.