The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Thorpe & Sam Helm finished 152nd of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:02:10, faster than 87% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:41 quicker than the median and 167th of 1,177. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:45, ahead of 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 8:57Running 1 5:03v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:03v median −0:31
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Block 03 6:56Running 3 3:59v median −0:53
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Block 04 6:40Running 4 4:02v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 4:07v median −0:55
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 4:07v median −0:48
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Block 07 6:55Running 7 4:07v median −0:48
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Block 08 8:00Running 8 4:04v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1177
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,177 men's teams who finished.