The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Lane & Philip Blake finished 940th of 1,099 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:25:36.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:09. A harder second half: 2:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:16 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 10:38Running 1 6:39v median +1:23
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:37v median +1:05
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 5:41v median +0:51
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 5:57v median +1:05
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 6:01v median +1:00
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 6:03v median +1:09
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 6:07v median +1:13
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 6:36v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.