The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, James Wood & ben DALBY crossed the line in 1:03:37: 206th of 1,177 men's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 93% of the field across all eight, against 71% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:29 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:42, was faster than 89% 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 9:02Running 1 5:14v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:21v median −0:13
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 4:27v median −0:25
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Block 04 6:45Running 4 4:32v median −0:22
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Block 05 8:34Running 5 4:36v median −0:26
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:20v median −0:35
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Block 07 7:14Running 7 4:29v median −0:26
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Block 08 8:08Running 8 4:22v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.