The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, James Layton & Sam Sheardown crossed the line in 1:10:43: 526th of 1,177 men's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:19Running 1 5:11v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 4:16v median −0:18
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:25v median −0:27
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Block 04 7:56Running 4 4:36v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:38v median −0:24
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:37v median −0:18
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 4:34v median −0:21
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 4:33v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.