The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, James Bidwell & Sean Bidwell crossed the line in 1:03:33: 205th of 1,177 men's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:39 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:44, ahead of 88% of the field.
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 8:39Running 1 4:38v median −0:48
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:53v median −0:41
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 4:13v median −0:39
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:10v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 4:06v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 4:07v median −0:48
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:06v median −0:49
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Block 08 7:55Running 8 3:57v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:44
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.