The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2025, Joe Brecht & Sam Collis crossed the line in 1:11:51: 586th of 1,177 men's teams, faster than 50% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 37% on the stations. The row cost the most time: 0:35 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:50.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 5:21v median −0:05
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 4:07v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 4:45v median −0:07
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 4:39v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 4:58v median −0:04
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:46v median −0:09
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 4:54v median −0:01
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 4:54v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.