The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Samuel Williamson & Matt Sambrook crossed the line in 1:07:38: 396th of 1,177 men's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:06Running 1 5:08v median −0:18
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 4:11v median −0:23
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 4:19v median −0:33
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:21v median −0:33
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:19v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:25v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:29v median −0:26
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 4:34v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.