The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Symons & Giuseppe Pio Campisi finished 500th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:10:15, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. The farmers carry cost the most time: 0:35 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:38Running 1 5:33v median +0:07
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:21v median −0:13
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:22v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 4:33v median −0:21
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Block 05 8:53Running 5 4:25v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:36v median −0:19
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:32v median −0:23
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Block 08 8:28Running 8 4:26v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.