The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Declan Ogden & David Peel finished 1,003rd of 1,099 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:29:23.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:06, behind 88% of the field.
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 10:09Running 1 6:05v median +0:49
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:15v median +0:43
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 6:06v median +1:16
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 8:30v median +3:38
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Block 05 13:01Running 5 8:22v median +3:21
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 6:17v median +1:23
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 6:30v median +1:36
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 6:15v median +1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:06
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.