The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:06:22 at Birmingham 2025 put john spearman & Mark Mcfarlane 339th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:34 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:12 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:50 faster than the average race this season, by 1,853 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:53v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 3:58v median −0:36
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:09v median −0:43
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Block 04 7:04Running 4 4:08v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:16v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:19v median −0:36
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Block 07 7:35Running 7 4:20v median −0:35
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Block 08 8:35Running 8 4:21v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.