The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Richard Burditt & Ian Barnes crossed the line in 1:08:34: 456th of 1,099 men's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:31Running 1 4:47v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:19v median −0:13
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Block 03 7:32Running 3 4:24v median −0:26
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 4:34v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:46v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:52v median −0:02
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 4:36v median −0:18
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Block 08 9:18Running 8 4:46v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
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.