The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Markey & Marc Lloyd finished 511th of 1,099 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:10:04, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:47 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:27Running 1 4:32v median −0:44
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 3:58v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:02v median −0:48
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 4:19v median −0:33
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:27v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:17v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 4:14v median −0:40
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 4:33v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.