The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Trotter & Sam Trotter finished 645th of 1,099 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:13:51.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:17 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 9:09Running 1 5:23v median +0:07
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:55v median +0:23
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 5:23v median +0:33
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 5:16v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:47v median +0:46
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:33v median +0:39
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 5:34v median +0:40
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:32v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.