The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, James Howells & Declan Murphy crossed the line in 1:11:51: 585th of 1,177 men's teams, faster than 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:15 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:57 worse 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 8:57Running 1 4:47v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:41Running 2 4:20v median −0:14
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 4:38v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:40v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 5:05v median +0:03
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 5:02v median +0:07
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:43v median −0:12
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 4:49v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.