The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Millership & Neil Demuth finished 1,036th of 1,099 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:33:33.
A station race more than a running one: 23% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:50, behind 93% 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 11:19Running 1 7:00v median +1:44
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 7:02v median +2:30
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 6:48v median +1:58
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 6:31v median +1:39
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:56v median +1:55
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 6:49v median +1:55
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 7:15v median +2:21
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 7:24v median +2:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.