The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Staniland & Felix Jakens finished 524th of 1,177 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, in 1:10:41, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:51. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:11Running 1 5:02v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:10v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:31v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 4:27v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:34v median −0:28
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:17v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:23v median −0:32
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Block 08 9:37Running 8 4:25v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
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.