The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Jack Gowshall & Paul Cort crossed the line in 1:06:22: 357th of 1,099 men's teams, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations.
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 8:47Running 1 4:36v median −0:40
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 4:20v median −0:12
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:34v median −0:16
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Block 04 7:24Running 4 4:25v median −0:27
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:19v median −0:42
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:25v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:26v median −0:28
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Block 08 8:17Running 8 4:07v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.