The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Samuel Bellarby & Jamie Marchbank crossed the line in 1:08:57: 472nd of 1,099 men's teams, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 2:57. Stronger after halfway: 2:55 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 8:40Running 1 4:57v median −0:19
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Block 02 9:01Running 2 4:12v median −0:20
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 4:25v median −0:25
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Block 04 7:14Running 4 4:38v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:42v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:38v median −0:16
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Block 07 7:10Running 7 4:43v median −0:11
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Block 08 8:36Running 8 4:33v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.