The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Charlie Annetts & James Phimister crossed the line in 1:04:02: 226th of 1,177 men's teams, faster than 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 49% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:24 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:43, ahead of 88% 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 8:27Running 1 4:30v median −0:56
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 3:50v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:05v median −0:47
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Block 04 7:31Running 4 4:04v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:19Running 5 4:01v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:05v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 4:05v median −0:50
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Block 08 8:15Running 8 4:14v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
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.