The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Keir Tait & Luke Gouldstone crossed the line in 1:08:04: 433rd of 1,099 men's teams, faster than 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 67% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:40 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:50 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:49Running 1 4:48v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:05v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:36v median −0:14
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:36v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:45v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:32v median −0:22
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Block 07 7:12Running 7 4:31v median −0:23
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Block 08 8:52Running 8 4:37v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
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.