The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Paton & Darren Lees finished 298th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:05:27, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:23 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 8:33Running 1 4:37v median −0:49
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Block 02 5:39Running 2 3:46v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:16Running 3 4:02v median −0:50
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Block 04 6:42Running 4 4:04v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:26v median −0:36
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 4:12v median −0:43
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 4:21v median −0:34
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 4:23v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.