The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Proctor & Lee Smith finished 450th of 1,099 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:08:30, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:51Running 1 4:57v median −0:19
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 4:10v median −0:22
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 4:29v median −0:21
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:27v median −0:25
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:34v median −0:27
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:26v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:32v median −0:22
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 4:35v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.