The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Craig Russell & Neil Smith crossed the line in 1:10:40: 522nd of 1,177 men's teams, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations.
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 9:10Running 1 5:11v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:21v median −0:13
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 4:30v median −0:22
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 4:37v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:40v median −0:15
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 4:45v median −0:10
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 4:43v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.